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Originally posted by alpharhomega
I think that the extent to what hazing is defined these days is completely ridiculous. Witholding letters from pledges isn't hazing- they're not sisters, so they shouldn't be allowed to own a set of letters. It has nothing to do with how they represent the sisterhood or the fact they're on a "trial basis" as someone said. The fact of the matter is they are not sisters. They associate with you, yes, but so do many other people (ie: your organization's independent friends). If you're not a sister, you don't get letters. Period.
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whoa...i wasn't going to post in this topic because i completely disagree with what a lot of you are saying...but this just made me need to post. if you have extended a bid to a woman she IS YOUR SISTER (using female 'cause i'm a sorority member but IMO it applies to everyone). she is a member of your org, if only provisional and deserves to be treated as such. why should she want to be initiated if you don't consider her to be a sister until that time? what is she while she is in her provisional member period? someone you can just cast aside? they come to meetings, they come to required events, they particiapte in mixers, they are often more involved (from what i've seen on my own campus) than sisters who have been initiated for a while. they deserve to be treated with equal respect, and if that means wearing letters then i am all for it.
okay, i'm climbing off my soapbox now