Smart Blonde... Don't you think that they were the exception, rather than the rule?
Maybe that's another good thread-- how long did the AI process take from start to finish? Technically, for me, it was over 20 years, since I was a pledge in college!
But, from the date AI was discussed for me (my district president brought it up, I didn't even know there was such a thing!) to my actual initiation... it was nearly three years.