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Originally posted by AXiD670
Well, it's a combination of both, I think. I know - I personally don't think just quizzing itself is hazing. BUT some groups consider quizzing hazing. We do not allow quizzing. You'd be surprised at what is considered hazing (at least I was anyways when I read some of the guidelines). If her nat'ls requires a test, then I'm sure that it's not the quizzing that's the issue. But like I said, with some organizations, it could be.
It's just good practice to advise against quizzing...for this very reason. One New Member Educator will start with the quizzes, then the new one will come in and say "Okay, with this week's quiz you have to get 5 questions right." Well, what happens if someone doesn't get those 5 questions? She/He is going to stress out about it and it could just snowball into this huge issue. Does that make sense?
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It definitely does - my chapter has a very strict policy with quizzes. Basically, every Sunday we have NME. The first Sunday of the six, the NME will hand out a "Study Guide" for Quiz 1. The Study Guide is actually the exact same as the quiz will be. She teaches the new girls what the answers are for their weekly education. The next Sunday, they'll have a quiz on the material from the last week, and then learn some new material. Quizzes are usually 10-15 questions and there is no penalty for getting a question wrong. It make studying for the final test very easy because they have all the material organized into sections already!
I can definitely see the potential to quizzes turning into hazing, but I think the way that we've done it is very effective - the new girls have a little more motivation to learn their stuff, and they'll be very prepared for the final exam!