Speaking casually to an old-head Omega this week, I got an interesting perspective on this much-battered topic. He said, tongue-in-cheek, that the perception of pledging as either "real'' or "skating" was relative. What he meant was that he and his peers unconsciously assume that newer members have an easier process than his era. Funnily enough, he opined, Omegas that crossed long before him say the same about the process after their time. I thought it was interesting dichotomy. Is "pledging" in the eyes of the beholder(s)?
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