Instead of paddles we have always had arrows... back in the days when pledges had to carry them.. they were signed on the back by sisters.. today (since we do not haze in no way...) we just have an arrow painting party so that your arrow gets to go up around the great room ceiling (there is a ledge around the room in which they sit).
They are painted and decorated.. you can put your pledge class on them and name and stuff... then it goes up so that everyone has a spot in the room. Its actually really neat looking.
