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Chaos:
I totally agree with you, but I think some of you others are still missing the point. I have a lot of respect for those afforementioned Phi Kaps who take their letters very seriously. Despite what you may think, I still have some respect (thought not nearly as much) for those that just "hand them over." It's still your right and your choice to do so, so we should all respect that.
However, here's another way to look at it:
If you're hired to a new job, say, working at TGIFriday's. Most likely for something corporate like that, you'll be trained. You were HIRED, so you're technically an employee, but you're not really working yet, you're still in the process of learning about your responsiblities and such. You're not a FULL employee, you've taken the first steps, and more likely than not you'll go through all your training and become a full-fledge TGIFriday's waiter/waitress (or whatever). It's the same w/ pledging I guess in some ways. You were "hired" in the sense that you were given a bid, but you're not fully an "empolyee" yet. It's like some jobs where you get hired, but your boss might use your training period to decide if you're really cut out for the job or not, and sometimes, even you might realize that this job isn't really what you wanted!
Now imagine if you just showed up to the place to apply, got hired, and then immediately were thrown a uniform and told to wait on some tables. How much sense does that make? Not even factoring in the whole otehr side of getting your letters early (the not earning them, can't respect them, yada yada), this just seems silly.
When I hear something like what was said about the Phi Kappa Sigma chapter, I really have to stop and have a deep respect for their organization. But when I hear things like, "oh, are NMs get their letters after the first weekend," I find it hard to take them seriously; based on my experiences and those of other Greeks around the country that I'm close to. How can you claim to truly love your letters if you're frivously handing them out along with bids? ANd how can your NM's really even appreciate something like that when they don't even really understand what they're getting?
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