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I am certainly not defending this behavior. My experiences are from a bygone era - though I suspect some current fraternity actives act (to their discredit) as if it was still acceptable behavior, if it ever was.
I was always kind of embarrassed when (after a lot of drinking) we'd sing these "basement" songs at our formals with our dates present. Long after graduating, I discovered that the songs I thought were original to my fraternity were actually songs traditionally and profanely sung by sailors in the U.S. Navy -- likely imported/borrowed by navy veterans who joined our chapter after serving in Vietnam.
Also - before social media, our actives used pledge books to communicate profane and (in hindsight) juvenile and embarrassing thoughts to each other. But our chapter was smart - after pledging ended the books were gathered up and burned. With social media, can't really do that.
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