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The only difference between new members and initiated members is how much education about the Fraternity they have had. Every new member is as good as every initiated member, they simply don't know as much as fraternity education. You should be choosing new members who fit your organization's ideals and standards. We aren't the military who feel a need to break a spirit and make it conform to who we want them to be. We select members who are living up to our ideals already. We loved these women during recruitment and we need to keep recruiting members for the duration of their membership in Alpha Gamma Delta (which means for life!).
Most AGD chapters require study hours of every sister. Who better to help new members who are struggling scholastically than older members who have had those classes already and understand the expectations?
By integrating new members and initiated members into all activities, you create unity within a chapter. The seniors know the freshman, the sophomores hang with with juniors, etc. It helps reduce the "class" cliques.
The purpose of the new member period is to educate the new members about the inner workings of the organization, orient them to policy and procedure and integrate them into sisterhood. If all members (new and initiated) are doing things together, they learn these things by practice and role modeling.
Just as I will probably never convince some that hazing is wrong under any circumstance, you will never convince me that it is ok under any circumstance. But, I'm never going to stop trying on my end!
Dee
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