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I don't want to divulge too much in case any of our new members come across this site--Lamplighting ceremonies are supposed to be a surprise in our chapter!--but I know new members are encouraged to sleep over at the house during Lamplighting. They don't have to, because my house understands that people have schoolwork and other things to worry about, but you can if you want to! There is also a big new member sleepover at the house where everyone bonds and passes around their turtle books- your pledge mom is supposed to give you a book with spaces for others in your class to sign and fill out info about themselves, and so on.
Oh and also your Guardian Turtle is revealed to you during Lamplighting! She's an older member in the house who secretly watches over you in the four weeks leading up to initiation and leaves you little gifts at the house that you pick up when you go to chapter! During I-week she leaves a big basket full of magazines, food, etc. for when you sleep over.
And then there is the rule about no boys and no going out...it's not strictly enforced because I guess that could be construed as hazing, but it's looked down upon if you brazenly break it- it's there to encourage you to spend time with your sisters. I've heard of other chapters on campus hazing during their I-week, and we don't, so I'm glad my house deals with things the way they do. I had such a great time last year!
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