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Ah, I see your point. Well for that matter traditional is a term nationals don't even use. The use Balanced Man Program Chapters and Non-Balanced Man Chapters. The twelve founding fathers didn't have pledging as far as I know. It is not a tradition of sigep but rather a tradition of Theta Delta Chi. Every chapter needs traditions but there are good ones and bad ones. Your chapter needs to find it's identity make good traditions in the BMP without looking at the obsolete.
One thing we do for new members is an activity called "Brother in Need" or BIN until they witness it.
The New members are lined up blind folded in a semi circle and the rest of the brothers complete the circle filling in the back if necessary. Three brothers are in push up position. The VP Development gives the cue to go and the brothers start doing push ups. He then tells the new members to remove their blind folds. When a brother gets tired he yells "Brother in Need". and another brother comes to his aid and does his pushups for him. This continues until the New members help a brother in need, then applause commences out of the silence.
It is a good activity to promote the fact that we are here for each other whenever we may call. Blindfolding isn't hazing them because we have a right to keep secrecy of some events like the ritual, and we aren't asking them to do anything any other brother isn't willing to do.
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