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Candidacy (Pledge) Periods
Greetings.
Well, I suspect that many of our organizations have various different reasons for their initiation periods.
While I respect the rationale given for the longer Pledge period, I also understand why some are shorter than others. In some cases the shorter Pledge periods are mandated and enforced by a College or University Board.
In the case of my fraternity, the four-week Candidacy period has been in place since we were founded in 1963. As we are what some might term a 'non-traditional' fraternity, our Candidacy period is fairly intensive and serves to educate our future brothers quite sufficiently. We are very selective of Candidates in the first place and this serves to 'streamline' the actual Candidacy process once potential members are chosen.
Regards.
Mike Wolf
Gamma Beta Lambda Fraternity
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