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Originally Posted by SydneyK
The red tape I was referring to was that involved in learning the founders names, completing the proper forms at the proper time, going through the proper ceremonies and the proper times, etc. I understand that during that time you also discover what commitment level you have to the group as well as whether or not Greek life is right for you. But, in my opinion, that's not what the pledge period is designed to do. That's just a happy side effect. An important one, certainly, but still just a side effect. Maybe my pledge period was not conducted properly. I still enjoyed it and learned a lot about myself and my sorority. But, I think officially, the purpose was to educate me about (and introduce me to) the red tape that is often involved in sorority life.
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The founders' names are red tape?
If during your pledging you don't: learn national and local history, get a good idea of what each officer does, feel you are becoming a part of the campus Greek community, get to know your sisters/brothers beyond their first names, and figure out whether Greek life is for you, then yeah, your pledging wasn't conducted properly.
Pledging should be more than 6 weeks of gifts and quizzes that it doesn't matter if you pass or not.