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Originally posted by KLPDaisy
At my school I believe it's mandated by the school that you have a dry pledge period at least for some part. It's up to the sorority to decide how long the dry period is for. It varies from a week to the entire time I think.
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It's one thing to say that certain times should be alcohol free (like pre initiation week or rush week or what have you) but that's for the whole brotherhood or sisterhood, not just the pledges.
DRY PLEDGE PERIODS ARE HAZING. My sorority figured this out in like 1972!!! I can't believe there are still people who put up with it. I also can't believe there is a school rule for it - that's so far beyond what an admin can do it's ridiculous.
Yes, at some campuses the whole pledge class is underage so it's a moot point - but at many other campuses they are not, and Canada is a whole other issue. I would bet the majority of Canadian pledges are legal drinking age.
Imagine if someone said "you can't eat meat while you are pledging" or "you can't take aspirin while you are pledging." While you are at designated pledge activities - yes, the GLO can tell you what to do. But the minute you walk out of the activity you are on your own time and you can drink and smoke while watching a Nazi porn movie if you want to.