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Originally posted by AEPhiSierra
My problem with the term "new member" is that "new members", at least in my mind, are not members of my sorority yet.
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Originally posted by dzrose93
I agree. I didn't consider myself to be a "new member" of my sorority until I'd gone through our initiation.
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At the United States Military Acadamy at West Point, the incoming freshmen are known as New Cadets for their 6 weeks of Cadet Basic Training aka Beast Barracks. All mail must be addressed New Cadet John Doe... Once they complete CBT, they are recognized as Cadets but they are still definitely plebes until graduation day of the following year.
Back in the olden days when I was a pledge, I always felt that I was a full member of my chapter. The new terms make our GLOs sound more like corporations than social organizations.