>>82They definitely still do. But the scars are less pronounced and noticeable, since fraternity members don’t rub dirt and whatever else into the wound to get it infected.
Most but not all fraternities still require fencing, but lost don‘t require mensur. Technically most never required you do mensur, but it’s always been a natural development from being a part of the fraternity and the fencing. These days it’s mostly about the drinking and being chuddy, but I guess that’s what fraternities always were about. The extend of the drinking has increased, however. One of the guys who was really into fencing in one of the fraternities I frequented also got himself into the hospital for alcohol poisoning four times in a year. That’s the last I heard of him.