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Ours has been 8 to 9 weeks long, our national allows a max of 12 weeks, if it needs to be longer then we would need to petitition the National Council, after they approve the longer duration then the process would continue. We have usually around 3-4 tests that must be passed the 1st time with 80 percent, only 2 retakes are allowed and must be passed with 90 percent. On failing the second retake, you are out of the program unless approved by both the Memed-Committee and the Chapter. Of course if they are doing exceptionally well, we would most likely shorten the period if they've completed everything and we feel they are READY(by ready, your chapter would have to define that, it would be different for your chapter than it is for our chapter). But that being said, look for a cohesiveness among the pledges and a willingness to do good for the chapter among the individuals.


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We have a Post Initiate Process which all of the chapter does during the year. Our sponsor just picks random but important things about our chapter, district and National organization. These really aren't pass fail, but they help to make each individual learn more and strive for more knowlegde about the organization. Basically, usually 10 to 20 things. We answer on a sheet of paper the questions are read aloud. At the end we talk about the correct answers and see what we didn't know and write down. Of course if you think you've got it right, you can answer out loud before the real answer is read. Since our advisor, is an alumnus of our fraternity and a former Southwest District President, he has a lot of information to pass on to us and hopefully this semester he's going to teach us some fun and hilarious songs sung in the past at different chapters and nationally(most aren't anymore).