Paddles and a secret item (not known until initiation) are exchanged. Paddles are given to bigs and bigs give the secret item to the littles. And of course the paddles aren't used, they're just pretty.
I know that most fraternities here make paddles for themselves for initiation. There are rumors as to whether or not these are used, but I'm not here to get anyone in trouble.... I will say, however, that Sigma Chi is one of the few fraternities that doesn't use them. They instead have white crosses. I don't know who makes them. They aren't used for paddling, and if you ever saw them, you'd know how impossible that would be, anyway.
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