[skylark]

I agree with a lot of 33girl's points.

I thought I'd throw this out there, though, as we're all weighing pros and cons: One drawback of later pledging is that you lose the benefit of having those long-term seniors who are very comfortable with the organization and with leadership within it. Those seniors that have been with the org since they came to college are often some of the chapter's best assets because (at least in smaller chapters) they have held a couple of lesser-important offices before taking on the big ones (Prez, Recruitment, Standards, etc.)