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Originally posted by PhoenixAzul
Our girls are NOT allowed to wear letters at all during pledging . Getting your first set of letters is considered something sacred, important, and something to be savored. And it's a chance for your big to give you something pretty  . Hazing? Depends on who you ask. To us, it is a way to make sure that the girls are going to fully understand the meaning behind those letters and wear them with pride, grace, and true sisterhood. The giving of letters marks your first step into active sorority life.
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I should probably leave this thread alone but... (there's that "but"!) Restrictions on letters are not hazing by the general definition. Some sororities have rules against withholding letters because it is safer to keep all "members" together from the start. If the sorority culture is warm to all women affiliated in any way with the sorority, the tendency to create cliques and classes lessens. I can see why large chapters would need to keep this in check, however, smaller chapters may not see the issues to a great extent. (I mean, how many cliques can you have in a chapter of, say, 10???)