Paddles for littles?

trideltlifee · #1 01-13-2010, 12:25 PM

Hey, so I've heard talk of giving your little paddles? None of the sororities down here do this but I'm interested in possibly starting the tradition. I was wondering if anyone could give me some info as to what the meaning behind these are?

Thanks

Ggirl617 · #2 01-13-2010, 12:31 PM

Hey, I was a little and I was given a paddle, but I don't know the meaning sorry! We made something else for our bigs

Zillini · #3 01-13-2010, 01:35 PM

Due to the history of paddles being linked to hazing, many GLO's have banned them. You'd better check your I/Natl policies before trying to start a tradition that would get your chapter members into trouble.

jennyj87 · #4 01-13-2010, 01:36 PM

We give our bigs paddles. I made my littles and grand littles mini paddles, about key chain size for xmas though.

AOIIBuckeye · #5 01-13-2010, 02:58 PM

In my chapter, Little's made paddles for the Bigs, and the Bigs decorated wooden bears like pandas for our Littles (we personalized our paddles and pandas for the personality/favorite colors/hobbies of our bigs/littles)

33girl · #6 01-13-2010, 05:51 PM

I've seen paddles for littles, but they were smaller than the ones littles make for their bigs and not as ornate.

trideltlifee · #7 01-13-2010, 09:31 PM

Why hazing?

agzg · #8 01-13-2010, 09:36 PM

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Do you know why they were linked to hazing??

Is this a serious question or are you setting us up for some super huge rant?

trideltlifee · #9 01-13-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

Is this a serious question or are you setting us up for some super huge rant?

Umm haha I'm serious. No one around here gets paddles, I'm from Canada

agzg · #10 01-14-2010, 01:13 AM

Disgrace**

The one I made for my sister-mother was inexpensive - $10 for the paddle itself and then another $15 or so to paint/decorate it. Did she have someone else make it for her?

Paddles are flat pieces of wood with a handle in them, perfect for hitting pledges. Hence the connection with hazing. My chapter did away with paddles after I was initiated, now the daughters give picture frames and the new member class makes a wall hanging or plaque with their names on it to hang on the living room wall.

VandalSquirrel · #11 01-14-2010, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

Disgrace**

The one I made for my sister-mother was inexpensive - $10 for the paddle itself and then another $15 or so to paint/decorate it. Did she have someone else make it for her?

Paddles are flat pieces of wood with a handle in them, perfect for hitting pledges. Hence the connection with hazing. My chapter did away with paddles after I was initiated, now the daughters give picture frames and the new member class makes a wall hanging or plaque with their names on it to hang on the living room wall.

I think we should start decorating wooden squirrel feeders.

This last one is so awesome.

AXOmom · #12 01-14-2010, 01:41 AM

Absolutely not! I have some fat, nut-stuffed squirrel who RACES across my roof every morning at the crack of dawn and when he's not doing that he's cracking yet more nuts up there. The last thing that creature needs is a feeder.

However, if you want to pm me you address Vandal, I'll be glad to trap him and send him your way, so you can feed him. Better yet, I'll pm you my address and you can send me a paddle - I'll go up there and haze the life out of that squirrel.

This is probably going to get me into big trouble with the animal rights groups isn't it?

VandalSquirrel · #13 01-14-2010, 01:49 AM

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Absolutely not! I have some fat, nut-stuffed squirrel who RACES across my roof every morning at the crack of dawn and when he's not doing that he's cracking yet more nuts up there. The last thing that creature needs is a feeder.

However, if you want to pm me you address Vandal, I'll be glad to trap him and send him your way, so you can feed him. Better yet, I'll pm you my address and you can send me a paddle - I'll go up there and haze the life out of that squirrel.

This is probably going to get me into big trouble with the animal rights groups isn't it?

Well you don't need to worry, you're not an Alpha Gam so you would not receive a painted squirrel feeder. How about a nice lyre that hangs on the wall complete with strings?? The kind that has a little "bong bong bong" chime (yes technically, not a lyre, but still cute and not a paddle!).

I actually have a squirrel vacancy. My landlord and new neighbors hired some people who pruned the trees the squirrels ceased to run across my roof and gutters. I miss them on the roof and on the tree outside. The ones on campus are large, in charge, and not to be trifled with. I know they will protect me from horrible people and feel extra safe walking on campus at night.

AXOmom · #14 01-14-2010, 03:54 AM

LOL - The lyre sounds like a great idea. I'm a horrible musician, so I'm sure if I played it out the window he would well, probably throw himself off the roof - I'd still have the cruelty to animals issue though and probably irritated neighbors.

When I trap him I will mail him up to UI for you. It's a lovely campus, so I'm sure he'll be very happy there. He's HUGE, so he should provide plenty of protection from all types of horrible people - even BSU fans.

We just moved in, but we're pruning the branches as soon as we get a break in the rain, in other words - July. Until then: ear plugs.

agzg · #15 01-14-2010, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by AXOmom

However, if you want to pm me you address Vandal, I'll be glad to trap him and send him your way, so you can feed him. Better yet, I'll pm you my address and you can send me a paddle - I'll go up there and haze the life out of that squirrel.

There's only one squirrel in my 'hood - you can mail him to me!