|
As a national organization, I don't believe Pi Phi has any rules about the letters.
As a chapter, our new members wait until initiation to wear letters. However, during pledgeship, they can wear the words "Pi Beta Phi" spelled out, just no letters. It is just a fun way to "build up" to initiation night, and it's always so exciting to finally get to wear letters! I believe that the chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma on our campus does the exact same thing.
In answer to the hazing question, I believe it is considered hazing by some to not allow NMs to wear letters, because not allowing the NMs to do something the actives are allowed to do might constitute hazing (just like making the NMs do something the actives do not have to do constitutes hazing in some senses of the word).
|