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I like the idea of chapter initiation gifts. A chapter I advised included room in the budget for all initiates to receive letter sweatshirts and some other sorority gifts, like a copy of the crest. At the time I was a collegian, my chapter provided a few things to the big sisters to finish as homemade crafts-- a pin pillow, pin box, diamond board. With the exception of the chapter gifts, my chapter also had a policy that all gifts had to be given off-property. I think this was a way to minimize, "Oh, Susie got TONS of gifts, and all I got was a lavaliere and a stuffed animal." (Which, while appreciated, most normal people can't help but feel jealous if others are being flooded with presents and they get the absolute minimum).