DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INLINE AND ONLINE PLEDGING
 

I just really need to know the difference between inline and online pledging - what they are, what is GENERALLY done

Mind you, I'm not asking for specifics cause I know it's supposed to be secret for each organization. I just need the general info if you know it. Thanks!

First, what the hell is inline pledging?

Second, no one is going to tell you anything about their pledge processes (specific or otherwise). There is no industry standard when it comes to pledging a GLO.

ETA: WTF. Twice in one day? *SMH*

(apology in advance...)
I think you can pledge online at the University of Phoenix.

That's exactly what I'm asking you.

And either inline or online pledging has something to do with going everywhere together and doing things together during the pledge period and the other one is different. I need to know what each one means, cause they're both general types of pledging. Obviously if it was a secret, I wouldn't be asking about it.

Well I don't mean online like on the internet

Tee hee.

To the OP - there is no need to post two threads asking the same question. Perhaps the reason you did not receive a satisfactory response on the first is that you posted after midnight. This is a message board, not a chat room - these things take time.

And I thought there was only one way to be "on line" - now NPHCs and groups with similar intake processes are saying "inline?" Do they make their interests skate around for a while before letting them in?

Pledging period involves going around doing things together.

And why do you NEED to know what each means?

First of all, this is the only thread I made so far so I don't know what you're talking about.

And that's why I'm asking what it is 'cause no one seems to know obviously.

I'm doing a powerpoint presentation for my interest group, so we're making slides of different aspects of Greek life. I was lucky enough to have this one.

I guess...

I'm assuming inline has similarities to being online. In any event, neither of those needs to be presented to an I/HQ as they can be constituted as hazing.

I think it's strange that an I/HQ would require something like that from an interest group.

Actually this is something we decided to do on our own, just to get better acquainted.

A powerpoint will make members of your interest group better acquainted?

Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=100051

I thought it was you, obviously I did not look at the user name. However, it's interesting that we get the same (random) question over night.

FURTHERMORE, YOU do not need to give a snarky attitude to us, when you need information from us.

ALSO, OBVIOUSLY it is a private matter for certain organizations, and you should be going to chapter members for that type of information, instead of posting on an online forum.

Since when did we become the gurus on all things greek?

Yeah, why not? We're discussing everything from how Greek life started, why Greek letters are used to different types of sororities/fraternities to stepping and strolling, and then to this which I have no clue about and can't find any info for.

Or they know, but they see no reason to tell you. ;)

There's probably a reason for that.

And I misunderstood your previous post. I thought you meant you were using the powerpoint to get better acquainted with each other. I apologize.

Honestly, though, why aren't you asking your organization of interest about their policies?

First of all, I'm not giving anyone any attitude, you just seem to assume that, just like you assume that I made two threads.

And I don't see anything wrong with asking this here, someone might have been able to give me information. Apparently it wasn't you.

Reading is fundamental.

You've been told, in multiple ways, to ask your organization of interest. That could be for a couple of reasons:

A. We don't know. This is my situation. No one ever said people on Greek Chat knew everything ever about Greek Life. We just have good chances because there are so many of us.

B. We DO know, but AREN'T TELLING YOU.

If you do not get an answer, assuming one of these and going to your organization of interest would be the way to go. If you want to keep the powerpoint a surprise, just say "Hey random question what's the difference between this and that and how can I get more information?"

If THEY don't tell you, it should be left out of your powerpoint.

Well I'm guessing now I may need to contact someone there or in our expansion team 'cause I originally thought I'd just be able to find stuff for this online. Apparently it's a little harder to dig for.

Actually no one in the previous posts told me to ask my organization of interest up until the other poster. And I'm not saying you HAVE to know. If you don't know then you don't know. I guess I'll have to contact them now.

Contacting I/HQ is almost always the best course of action when you're an IG. We can tell you what happens in our organizations, but it may not translate to the organization you're pursuing.

Except for me. And MysicCat alluded to the same thing. And if you had looked at the other thread, asking the same question, people said it there. That person never got an answer either.

For posterity, contact your org.

Yeah I know. I'm not even sure if we do inline or online pledging, to be honest lol

That's why I said UNTIL the other poster (knightshadow)

And that other user might actually be someone from my interest group most likely. I talked to a few of them saying I couldn't find anything. They just worded their question completely wrong.

And obviously we don't have a chapter on our campus, so anything to do with our organization requires contacting the expansion team/nationals by phone/email.

Don't forget offline pledging...you better research that, too.

WTF?

There is no such thing as inline pledging!

You stand IN LINE to wait for a movie to start or to get on the bus. You stand ON LINE to do the same thing if you live in New York.

You can only go ON LINE to pledge. You don't go INLINE to pledge. Ever.

For further information, read a book!

Black Greek 101
African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision
Our Fight Has Just Begun: BGLOs in the 21st Century
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Post #15 in this thread.

Post #13 in this thread.


In my experience, national HQs are pretty good at getting back to interest groups and potential new members (after all - they DO want people to join their organizations), so this is your best route. If you don't get a phone call or e-mail back by the end of the day, you'll probably get one by the end of the week.

If they don't answer your question, then it's probably not for you to know until you're actually into your pledging process. In which case, it should be left out of your powerpoint until that time. It may not be something that is public knowledge.

What I don't understand (besides the whole "inline" pledging) is how the heck this girl and her crew signed on to be an interest group with an organization when they don't even know basic information about it.

Well hell, don't get all flustered, it's not like I made it up lol

Thank you darling, you beat me to it.

^^^ I'm not flustered, I just want the madness to stop. :)

We do know basic information about it, the only thing that's a mystery is what I'm asking about now.

Chapter members don't neccessarily have to pertain to my organization of interest, however. Although, my OFI would certainly be safer to ask.

Stop defending yourself by replying to every single post. You've received the information you requested. Now it's time to go work on the ppt or what have you because it's obvious you've got a lot to learn about GL.

I am however a bit "concerned" that you lack a basic understanding of what may (or may not) be the pledging protocol for the organization you are seeking to join. If you don't know what pledging "inline"/"online" means and aren't sure that the org you are seeking does so, how are you even a member of the interest group?

What you're asking is definitely something that could have been researched ahead of time. If this is a national sorority you are looking into, that's not going to be too hard to figure out. Either way, you should be directing any and all questions about greek life to the expansion team of the organization you are trying to join.

It almost seems like they want to know the difference between above-ground and underground. Maybe I'm reading too much into it.

I wonder how old this organization is.

I am thinking that "inline" = a reference to skating

Okay, don't tell me what to do first of all.

And second of all, maybe because we're not supposed to know about that yet?

It sounds like it's a national GLO, so I'm wondering why it hasn't made its policies more readily available to prospects.

Maybe. I didn't even catch that.

*praying that OP is not trying to join a LGLO*