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Originally posted by marquise1911
Pledging doesn't need to be eliminated, it needs to be controlled.
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I think that this right here is the key!
IMHO, I think that the 'upsurge' is related to a larger societal issue of entitlement. Prospectives feel that if they meet the requirements, then they are owed membership, regardless of their reputation, legacy status or work ethic. On the other hand, members feel that they must make someone 'right' in order for them to wear the same letters, without regard to brotherhood/sisterhood, earning respect or their personal example of living the principles.
Based on this larger societal problem, I don't think that eliminating collegiate intake or passing control over to graduate chapters will work either. If the process is modified to give all sides what they NEED, then it will work better. I am not naive enough to think that everyone will be satisfied but the more needs addressed by all parties, the better the process will work.