Pledging, is it like this for everyone?

I am rushing a Fraternity, which will go unnamed for obvious reasons. We had Paddle Ceremony last week, and it seemed like they went a little over-the-top on the physical hazing. We had a ridiculous ammount of information to know in adverse conditions, with some questions we could not answer with the information we had avaliable to us. When one of us would screw up, all of us would have to do push-ups, or think about it's (elbow's and toes on the ground keeping the mid-section up). Since many of us screwed up a variety of these questions, we ended up doing well beyond a normal workouts worth of both. Literally to the point of not being able to physically do it anymore in many peoples cases. When I was unable to continue they yelled at me and my team until we did ten more, painfully and slowly albeit. My arms felt absolutely miserable for three straight days to the point that I needed painkillers to make it bearable. I am sure this is quite tame compared to the old days, but this just does not seem like something everyone else nowadays would be experiencing pledging. Don't get me wrong, I like the Fraternity I am pledging, and my pledge cl is nothing short of a collection of excellent young men (I am a Senior compared to the Majority who are Freshman). Still, when I become a member I'm not sure that this is the way I'd like to teach brotherhood. What are you're thoughts?