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Hoosier
Hoosier asked:
"Think about 'required study hours'. If this is so good for the pledges, would you favor it for the members?"
Members of course are supposed to have mandatory study hours. While not as enforced (depending on the fraters grade performance) as it is with the pledges, it is necessary. The conclusion that I came to with my mandatory study hours for pledges idea was taken from info that I got from the TEF.
"A fraternity cannot always RELY on changing a student's habits once he affiliates with the chapter."
"The importance of establishing a strong academic foundation during the early semesters of college life should be stressed. Membership should begin, then, with a thorough emphasis on scholastic achievement as the foremost goal of fraternity life."
"When the goals of fraternity life and the classroom are compatible, there will be no conflict of interest."
These three quotes were taken directly from the SOAR guide given out by the TEF. I was just providing an idea that would provide and support these three quotes as well as what else is presented in the manual.
Hoosier asked:
"Do you think that getting initiated means you don't have to do anything anymore?"
HELL NO. Being a brother should making pledging look like a joke. Being a brother should give you priveledges, but not exemptions. The reasons/ideas that I had for an 'initiation process' was to give the 'initiates' a foothold for what it takes to be a brother. I think that with my ideas the pledges would be able to hit the ground running as opposed for the chapter having to slow down to meet the accomodations for their newly initiated brothers.
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