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Originally posted by Tom Earp
I have been a Brother of LXA for 40 Years as of today.
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Pledging as is commonly know is disallowed in LXA. I will not say that some Chapters do not follow what is dictated by Our IHQ.
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I also think that there may be a difference in what you call a pledgeship and I do.
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I wonder if it's terminology that's causing some misunderstanding. As I understand it, Tom, LXA does not have "pledges." Those men who have accepted a bid to join LXA but have not yet been fully initiated are called "Associate Members," right? But there would still be a period between becoming an Associate Member and a fully-initiated brother, during which the AM would learn about LXA and the chapter, get to know the brothers, etc. Leaving aside the question of whether any hazing (however one defines that) is going on, while LXA would not call the period "pledgeship," it doesn't seem surprising that some in other fraternities might call it that, since it would match up to what they would call "pledgeship" in their own fraternities.
In other words, if "pledgeship" or "pledge period," simply means the period of time between first becoming officially connected to a fraternity and formal initiation, then doesn't LXA had a "pledge period," just without using that name for it?