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Old 10-13-2004, 11:00 AM
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I know that some chapters organize their pledge classes into "lines".

As my chapter, and most of the ones I work with don't do this, I'm fairly ignorate of how it works. I'm more familiar with pledge classes, big/little brother programs, etc.

Can those who ARE familiar with lines care to explain how they work? This would be useful for me as I do presentations on pledge programs and would like to accurately cover this as well.

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Old 10-13-2004, 12:04 PM
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Rolling Out The Chair LMAO!!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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Old 10-13-2004, 12:25 PM
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Rolling Out The Chair LMAO!!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS?
The question is...are YOU serious in thinking all APO chapters have lines? I certainly hope not.
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Old 10-13-2004, 12:59 PM
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The question is...are YOU serious in thinking all APO chapters have lines? I certainly hope not.
For real! I went through in a pledge class, not a line. I didn't actually know APO did lines at the time.
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Old 10-13-2004, 02:14 PM
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I never knew some APO chapters had lines until I came to Greekchat!
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Old 10-13-2004, 02:51 PM
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Yes. It's a honest question honestly asked.
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Old 10-13-2004, 03:51 PM
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Yes, there are many chapters that have lines. It is sort of like the same thing as a pledge class. To make this short, different chapters have different traditions.
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Old 10-13-2004, 10:16 PM
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Reposting the actual question:

Can those who ARE familiar with lines care to explain how they work?

Not: Do some chapters have lines...

The question was asked for obvious educational reasons and should be addressed. However, I don't know that any chapter who follows this tradition would be willing to speak on it in a public forum.
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Old 10-14-2004, 05:51 AM
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At NC A&T SU which is a HBCU the Kappa Psi Chapter use both Pledge Class and Line interchangeably. When you go through a line you will recieve education same as any other chapter that uses "pledge class". Some chapters require more info than others.

Nevertheless, as a pledge you will recieve a line name (nick name for the entire pledge class similar to the namesakes used in the fall),

a line number (depending on your chapter a line number is giving to you by your height. For example if you are the shortest person in your pledge class you maybe consider the #1 or Ace. Or if you are the tallest of 9 people then you will be #9). Sometimes its in the revise order. (Tallest to shortest). Sometimes there might not be an order, just pick a number. As the next line that comes through, if you are the "Ace" #1 from last Fall you can help trained the next Ace that come through and on and on. Keep passing down the traditions. Like a big brother.

Also in a line there is a desinated leader "The Honcho". or the Pledge class president.

also you will recieve a the nickname chosen by your brothers that reflect how you were in the pledging process.

Then line jackets are prepare for the whole pledge group. With your line information embroidered or printed on it. Some chapter make it optional because of cost, some make it required.

Lines are mostly in the African American Greek Fraternity and sorority cultures. Other Greek Organizations have developed it and past it on to others.

It varies from chapter to chapter on what they consider a line.

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Old 10-14-2004, 07:02 AM
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I really feel like we have covered this before, but here goes.....

Pledge Lines are just another way to organize a pledge class (according to height). All other nuances as it relates to pledging should be asked directly of chapters that do it. No chapter is monolithic when it comes to this tradition. Why Kappa Psi does it is different from why Mu Alpha does it.
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Old 10-14-2004, 09:07 AM
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However, I don't know that any chapter who follows this tradition would be willing to speak on it in a public forum.
It's not esoteric information. It's just another way of running a pledge process. It's not a big secret or anything.
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Old 10-14-2004, 11:21 AM
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It's not esoteric information. It's just another way of running a pledge process. It's not a big secret or anything.
I meant the reasons behind the practice and what actually happens online. I know people will give basic definitions, as they have already done so in this thread.
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Old 10-14-2004, 11:35 AM
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My whole point is that it's not all that different. The same National Pledging Standards apply, there are Bigs, pledge books, exams, pledge meetings, etc.
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Old 10-14-2004, 12:36 PM
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I never knew line numbers were determined by height. I thought it was some secret process.
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Old 10-14-2004, 01:08 PM
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My whole point is that it's not all that different. The same National Pledging Standards apply, there are Bigs, pledge books, exams, pledge meetings, etc.
I made no assumptions that using lines changed stuff like NPS, use of pledge books, exams, meetings, etc. My understanding was that lines were a different way to organize the pledge class.

Are Big/Littles used with lines? I got the impression they weren't, since a previous poster stated that the number #1 of one line helped train the number #1 of the next line.

Are lines given some overall name/term? With pledge classes you seem them refered to by the semester, class name (Beta pledge class) and namesake.
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