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Originally posted by ZZ-kai-
Then how can they require a pledge to be at a place at a certain time, or participate in three intramural games per week, or wear a pledge pin 24/7, or attend 2 hours of philanthropy per week?
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BECAUSE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ORGANIZATION!!
They're at a SORORITY meeting at a certain time.
They are playing on the SORORITY'S intramural team.
They are wearing a SORORITY pledge pin.
They are attending the SORORITY'S philanthropy activity.
All these activities help pledges develop a sense of pride and responsibility to the organization, learn their org's history and help them complete the requirements they need to be initiated. And as Dee & CC have stated, there are limits on the amount of time that pledges can be required to give to the group.
Forcing pledges to abstain from alcohol, smoking or TV teaches them nothing about the group's history or values. All it does is set them apart from the active members.
If you don't get this, it's because you don't want to get it.