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Alpha Phi Omega's National Pledging Standards state that the pledge period should be 6 to 10 weeks long (its up to each chapter to determine how long their program is). It begins with the Pledge Ceremony and ends with the Induction Ceremony when the Pledges become Brothers.

The Chapter I work with has a 8 week program of pledge training sessions between the 2 ceremonies. I find that that works best for what we need to cover and gives the pledges the time to complete their requirements. Because our Rush is after Greek Rush, we start our pledge program shortly afterwards, and usually wrap up a few weeks before the semester is over.

Some schools dictate a shorter period. Because of that, those chapters have a shorter pledge period.

Hope this helps