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Originally posted by Sister Havana
A bit of a tangent, but I just found my pledge handbook and thought I'd share what my pledge requirements were, back in Fall 1993.
- 25 service hours (12 of which had to be performed at chapter-sponsored activities, 5 of which had to be pledge project hours...those could also apply to the 12 chapter hours)
- Attend Induction and Initiation
- Participate on two committees: one pledge and one active
- Attend 6 of 9 Pledge meetings
- Attend 3 active meetings
- Attend at least one Big/Little function or do 2 service hours with your Big Brother.
- Complete six quizzes, 90% or better
- Get pledge paddle signatures: 30 pledges, 10 actives, all the exec board members, 1 faculty advisor, and 1 non-Mu chapter brother
That last requirement would probably be considered hazing these days...but most of the people in my pledge class actually got all the signatures and then some.
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Getting signatures is not in itself hazing. If you're forced to do something to get the signature, or its very difficult to get signatures and that can prevent you from activating- that can push it into hazing. I would be concerned about the numbers (30 pledges if you have less then that), having to get all of the exec board member's (what if one refuses to give their signature? uh, you're screwed), and getting a non-chapter Brother's signature (may be hard for some chapters if there aren't any opportunities to do so).