Perhaps you can remedy this situation as an active brother. Encourage the Educator and actives to make a big deal out of welcoming your new guys. Maybe after bids are accepted, your fraternity can throw a sort of welcome week for the new ones-look at it as continued rush. If pledges are disenchanted once they accept a bid, you may face a problem with retention. Make efforts throughout the pledge program to get to know and appreciate those who are the future of your brotherhood. Have a bbq, do a service project, co-sponsor a welcome party with a sorority, make sure the pledges know the party is in their honor. Schedule an afternoon of flag football and wings. Depending on when you get big/littles, prescribe fun events for the bigs to do with the littles. I understand how you feel, just break a lousy tradition, and set an awesome precedent. Spoil the new guys with attention and friendship NOW, and they will keep it up in the future and make an outstanding fraternity. Good luck!
