Pledging time commitment equal to a class?
 

I'm interested in whether various people think that the amount of time spent pledging a fraternity or sorority is generally less, more or about the same as that spent on a class (standard class, 3 hours in lecture and maybe 1 hour with a TA per week, and the expected time for a homework, so 7-8 hours/week(?)).

I recognize that for some fraternities and sororities, the last week prior to initiation has significantly more commitment. If so, I'm looking more for the previous weeks.

I am pledging a fraternity this semester and I asked about how many hours I would be required to spend per week on pledging and how long the whole pledge period would last. One of the brothers indicated that I should expect approximately 10 to 12 hours per week during the six week pledge period, not including private study time or any parties.

We like to say it's like picking up an extra course.

My APO chapter used to say that it was the equivalent of picking up a part-time job, but I cannot recall how many hours that was. Definitely more than picking up an extra course, though.