New Member Period

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It might be a fun activity to make class shirts. Get your shirts, paint, rhinestones, etc together...grab your sisters and your new members, some great chic flicks and have a great time bonding and making shirts.

The reason that scavenger hunts seem to be frowned upon and seen as hazing is because usually the new members are encouraged to steal things or get things that are impossible to get, or encourage illegal activities. The difference between doing a scavenger hunt with your church youth group for fun and doing one as a pledge is that most pledges are made to think that they have to bring back these items or they won't become members. Church groups

I think when its something related to your history and your members it's okay (that's just my opinion...you may want to check with your administrators and/or advisor on anything you think is iffy) And as long as you stress that the objective is to work as a group to accomplish a common goal.

If you want to do a scavenger hunt for specific items, try forming groups made of both active and new members, with a prize for the winning team. This helps the actives get to know the new members better, and helps the new members work as a team with the active members.

hope that helped.