Question for Bernadette regarding collegiate chapters...

[erica812]

Bernadette,

I thought you might be just the person to answer my question since your chapter's membership includes college students.

How do you handle the six month pledge period on an academic schedule? My sisters-to-be and I want to hold our first Rush at the start of the next term...February. The new sisters wouldn't be able to be initiated until August, and everyone will be out of the state for the summer except for me and one other member. We could hold off until September, but I am worried that a pledge member might lose interest over the summer or feel like she are going to be a pledge FOREVER! How have you handled this?


Thanks!

Erica G.

P.S. I was thinking of just making the pledge ceremony a really big deal so that new members won't really feel like they are waiting for something. Then again, I don't want to belittle the importance of earning the Ritual of Jewels degree. Help!