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This year, the Junior League sent their provisional class on a Scavenger Hunt. The provisionals have a project every year. It helps train them in committee work, budgeting and delegating.
They are not allowed to vote and must attend separate meetings where they learn the history of the League. I took a test prior to being an active. Sound familiar?
This is such a sad state of affairs when something that had so much potential to be really good, yet due to the stupidity of a few, has been "discarded" (at least on paper). I think the point about accidents is really good too, don't get me wrong. IMO, these activities do help bond a class, but getting punched, branded, sleep deprived, drowned in alcohol or tattooed is insane.
Presents are nice. I thought all sororities go through that the early part of pledgeship. HONEST QUESTION- What are some other ways to building unity if not through tasks and cooperation? How do you get the TRUE leaders to emerge from within the group? All I know is the closest friends I ever made developed because of shared misery, bouts of jubilation and a few high-jinx type situations.
Hazing, the way I grew up defining it, is so different from today.
I would never want my kids to be harmed, but I would hate to think they were the type that would cry foul because they had to stand on a front lawn, act somewhat silly and sing songs to the opposite sex. The position of "pledge trainer" was almost as highly regarded as the president in many orgs. The few "mild" forms of hazing-get me a beer-get me a cigarette- were not scrutinized, but anything outside of that went through the trainer first. It was his/her job to protect the pledges at any and all cost. I guess the trouble is, it was left to an individual's discretion and some indviduals lack good judgement.
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