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Originally posted by the411:
So, with that in mind, do you think it's possible for someone who wasn't pledged to pledge someone else? In other words, what about those chapters that are by-the-book (i.e. paper, cat, skaters, etc.) and ostracized by local collegiate chapters because of it? How can pledging become the new chapter trend if no one in the chapter has pledged? I know of chapters like this, but it's difficult to know whether or not someone who isn't a part of the chapter can step in to help out when the current chapter members are anti-pledging.
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I just wanted to reply real quick:
I do NOT think someone who didn't pledge can pledge someone else. If you did not pledge, you can only IMAGINE what a pledge process should be...or you can only act on what you see or hear from others. This is how many chapters get in trouble...you can't do to others what was not done to you---chances are, you will take it too far and completely screw something up and/or the process will be a weak immitation.
If you do not have a COMPLETE view of pledging, and just listen to what others say, you will have no clue. As we all know, EVERYONE thinks they pledged, you will rarely find a Greek who says they didn't pledge---yes, more than half of them are lying, but....
If members of a chapter are anti-pledging, it is almost impossible for others to try to step in. Not pledging, or never being afforded the opportunity to pledge, are completely different from being "anti-pledging." *It's a shame, but we can't save the world*
Part of what MIP was trying to get rid of was the ridicule of newly inducted members who are made to feel as they skated or didn't pledge---to make processes more uniform---and cut down on hospital visits, too I guess. This isn't the remedy---but, this was part of the intention. Alright, enough rambling for Chaos.