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Originally posted by AGDee
I think that setting a bunch of new members loose to plan their activity, whether it is philanthropy, social, sisterhood, etc, is asking for trouble because they are not familiar with the structure, rules, budgets, etc. of the organization. I think it is much more helpful to involve them on the chapter's committees so that they are working directly with initiated members in planning all of the events for the chapter, as they will be once they are initiated. Then they can learn with the role modeling of older sisters.
Dee
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I don't think in the case of pledge class projects that the pledge class is ever "set loose" and does everything completely on their own. That's what the pledgemistress and the girls' big sisters are for. We had to plan a blind date party and make something (we made a giant floor pillow) for the chapter room...we cleared everything we were doing w/ our pledge mom first.
IMO it makes the pledges feel like they made a difference if they can look at something and say "I did that" during their first semester of involvement, rather than just shoving them onto a committee where they might not feel like they're even making a dent. No matter how much we try to erase "divisions" there is still a division between pledges and initiated sisters, and I think it's a disservice to the pledges to expect them to feel comfy with the whole sisterhood right away and jump into committees, speaking up etc. It's better for them to test their wings with their fellow pledges first.