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Originally Posted by christiangirl
Wait, I'm confused. So what is the difference between a "probate" and a "coming out show?" From the context of this thread, it looks as though probate is a show that happens before initiation (and seems to be something negative). Is that what y'all are saying? Because I've only ever heard the two used interchangeably, no difference at all.
And yes, I Googled before asking but all that came up was a bunch of legal stuff, that Kevin probably put out there just to confuse me.  Though this was good for a laugh--gotta love people going off on usernames: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...1103024AAjY9pA |
Some members today use the words "probate" and "Coming out show" or "neo show" interchangeably, however a true probate was an extension (on HBCU campuses and some other campuses) of the NPHC former pledge process. The key word here being "former." Since no one should be pledging these days, true probates should also not occur. A probate is not in itself negative however since pledging is in the past, probating should be also. What you see on youtube are coming out or neo shows although some are still using the word probate and they really shouldn't be. There are similarities between a probate and coming out or neo show but they are not the same.