New Member Process Changes in the last 50 years?

[naraht]

I was looking at another thread on how Alpha Phi Alpha's intake process appears to be changing yet again. It occurs to me that the process of making new Alpha Phi Omega brothers hasn't changed all that much in the last 50 years. While *who* can be recruited has changed (from scouts only to all men to all students), the *process* for most chapters hasn't...

As best as I can tell, it has stayed
1) Rush (normally early semester)
2) Bids to Pledge given out.
3) Pledging Ceremony followed by money and forms to the National Office
4) Pledging lasting between half a semester and most of a semester (now set as 6 to 10 weeks)
5) Bids to initiate given out (theoretically should be based on objective criteria based on pledging standards, in practice....)
6) Initiation Ceremony followed by money and forms to the National Office


The equivalent process has certainly changed in the NPHC fraternities and sororities. I believe that it has changed in the NPC sororities as well. Has it changed much in the NIC/FLA fraternities?