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Originally Posted by starang21
who pledged the founders?
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Society. It reminds me of the annoying saying "BGLOs didn't 'pledge' back in the day because being Black in America was a strenuous process in and of itself."
When "worthy potentials were just initiated" in the early years, how was someone deemed "worthy?" For some orgs, that distinction of "worthy" could involve an official or unofficial "new member process" even if they knew the person. It perhaps became more structured, formalized, and documented over the years--including taking cues from other organizations--and led up to the hazing and so forth that began over a generation ago and worsened in recent years.