I know that Jenn, I was just counteracting. I just find certain things that people call hazing or the reasons they call them hazing a bit funny sometimes. I know that you were just pointing out facts.
Ok, again I will ask. What is this "Paper" thing? What are papers?
As far as pledging goes, I am all for pledging. Entrance into a greek organization is by invitation or by bids. This is not a right, it's a priviledge. We don't accept just every person who walks in and says "I want to join." We have to deem them worthy of our letters. Are they going to be an asset? Are they going to bring something to our organization? Do they show respect? These are things that we look at when we decide who does and does not get a bid or invitation. Someone who has shown signs of the above things are the people who get bids or invitations. During their pledge period they need to further those aspects. They need to continue to prove that they are going to bring respect and further the ideals of our organizations. By pledging, they are doing this. I don't mean pledging as in hazing. I mean pledging by learning their info about the organization. By planning events (fundraisers, community service, socials, activities). They need to show that they have leadership skills. They need to show intrest in the organization, how it works, AND how it relates to the other organizations on campus. This is pledging. Pledging isn't supposed to be criminal activity, hazing, hurtful to yourself/friends/school work. It isn't all about parties and girls/boys. It isn't about who's the best. It isn't about who can take a beating.
If we all look back into the history of our organizations, what were we founded for? What did our founders want to accomplish? Did they want to degrade each other by physically abusing each other? Did they to deprive each other of sleep? Did they want their grades to suffer? Did they want each other to eat their own puke? Did they want to mentally abuse each other? I don't believe that our roots would have lasted this long if that was part of thier pledge process.
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