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Originally posted by emb021
While I was a pledge and at a community service project, when I told those I was working with I was a pledge, they (jokingly) said 'so does that mean we can make you eat dirt?' I knew they couldn't and was strong enough (psychologically) not to allow that to happen, but that's the general publics view of the term and what it means.
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Yup, I've had that said to be by GDIs at various events. I've even jokingly said it to pledge I knew on a differnt campus (nothing horrible, and he knew I was joking, I told him to say the Greek Alphabet before a match went out.) the point is, if we like it or not, pledge is associated with hazing.
I think the reason why pledge pin is still around is becaue it is not representative of the person, but rather of the promise the person made to the organization. If you think about it, there is nothing really stopping an intiate from wearing a pledge pin (besides the fact that at Tri Delta, the pledge pin belongs to the chapter). The pledge pin is simply signifies the commitment the person has made to the organization, which has not yet be fullfilled.