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Originally posted by naraht
Unfortunately, in Alpha Phi Omega I have seen *several* different definitions of neophyte.
1) Those who have completed all of the requirements for initiation except for the vote of the brothers.
2) Those who have completed all of the requirements for initiation including the vote of the brothers, but have not yet initiated.
3) Those who have initiated and as brothers not yet had a pledge class initiate.
Randy
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#1 & #2 are pretty close. I've always gone with #2. My reading of the National Pledging Standards, you don't see the term 'neophyte' until point #20 about neophyte initation into membership thru the initiation ceremony. The term is not used when speaking about the voting by Brothers, so to me #1 doesn't count.
#3 doesn't make sense to me. What is a "pledge class initiate"?