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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I suspect that the "pledge mom" phrased it as a question not to really give it an option but to sound nice. Requiring NMs to attend pledging (generally something actives have to attend too) isn't hazing.
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I read it more as "Are you all able to attend that night, because if not, we can choose another night when everyone is able to make it." I don't know how large the OP's chapter is, but I know for mine, when I was active, we always had new member classes of less than 10, and the New Member Educator would try to find a night of the week when all of the new members were able to make their ceremonies/weekly meetings.
However, an excuse for not being able to attend always had to be a legitimate one (like the ones that others have mentioned here).