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Originally Posted by macallan25
If you don't know proper etiquette by the time you get to college........something is wrong. Reading a damn book? Ridiculous.
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Not everyone is raised in a family that knows or understands the importance of social graces. I don't see how offering remedial education is a bad thing.
Often, there can be quite a bit of potential in an individual who, for example is the first in his family to attend college. Some parents just don't know to teach their kids which side of the sidewalk to walk on, how to fold a napkin, which hand to pass with, how to tie a tie, how/when to hold doors, etc.
Fortunately, all of these habits are teachable and trainable.
Every one of our pledge marshals has taken a different spin on pledge education. We do have a few set traditional things we do, but the vast majority of our pledge experience is 'by the book' as far as I know... or at least it was when I went through. My involvement at this point has little/nothing to do with pledges or their education, although after law school, who knows.. they might ask me to facilitate one of the mandatory all-chapter risk management meetings we have.
*we actually call 'em candidates, I just say pledge it does a better job conveying status/meaning.
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