In the short story what causes the initial conflict between ahineev and vankin

A confusion between a fish and a kiss.

Explanation:

'A Slander' by Anton Chekhov is a short story  that explores the themes of class and conflicts. The initial conflict between Ahineev and Vankin was the confusion between a fish and a kiss. This raises a question that drives the plot further which is whether he kissed Marfa or not? This leads to the dispute between both of them. After the incident, Ahineev develops an internal conflict that people are spreading the rumors around to defame him. He is paranoid about his so-called reputation being damaged by Vankin which resulted in a clash between both. Chekhov suggests here the class divide in the Russian society and the hollowness of upper-class society to maintain the artificial image of their individual self.

Based on this:

Bjorn has decided to join a fraternity, but before he gets in, he has to go through an initiation. During the initiation he has to endure all sorts of pain and humiliation.

We can infer that Bjorn will join the fraternity and feel more commited to it the he would have without the initiation.

Explanation:

There are two reasons behind this. First of all Bjorn experience will make him be recognized as a valued member of that group because he has proven that he can do the necessary things to be valued as one. Fulfilling the social need in Maslow's pyramid of recognition. Second, he would value the effort and how it made him win benefits. Associating a reward- behavior relation establishing a reinforcement behavior,