The basement of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at the University of Missouri-Columbia is filled with familiar fraternity icons like a well-worn pool table, stacks of violent films like Kill Bill on DVD, and of course, the stench of stale beer.
A closer look reveals a much different scene. With the soothing sounds of a Zen Cafe CD playing in the background, Sig Ep brothers listen raptly as a campus yoga instructor leads them through a series of contortionist poses during an 8 a.m. workout.
Early morning yoga is just one of the changes at the fraternity since the Missouri chapter adopted its “Balanced Man” program in 2006 â?? just a few years after the university punished the chapter for hazing.