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Originally Posted by OtterXO
My organization has this policy as well and although I respect it, I don't really see the logic. I understand that saying you can't wear letters could be perceived as hazing, but how is it any different from denying a NM the right to wear a pin or participate in ritual? Can't it be hazing to tell a NM they have to sit outside chapter while ritual is being conducted? Or that there will be a special meeting after the regular meeting that only initiated members are allowed to attend? I just think if denying the right to wear letters is hazing then everything else should be too. Personally I don't think any of it is hazing... but that's a whooooole other topic!  |
Personally, I think it all depends whether your letters have an open meaning or not. If the pledges really have no clue what they mean until after initiation, I can see the logic behind preventing wearing them.
And as AlphaFrog said - if the other chapters on campus don't wear letters before initiation, right or wrong, I as a pledge wouldn't want to either. To tell the girls they HAVE to wear letters before initiation is just as bad as the reverse.