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Originally Posted by thetalady
I totally agree! I personally dislike the use of the term. As far as I know, Theta does not have any "baby kites". I think the term "baby" may be more prevalent in organizations that have an animal as a mascot...
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I have definitely seen Baby Thetas and Baby Kites, though it is not too widespread thank goodness. I also seem to remember some missive put out by HQ requesting that the term "baby" not be used with regards to new members. I have been surfing around on the HQ website, but can't seem to find it. Maybe it was via their twitter/facebook feed? Maybe it was through The Bulletin? Who knows. But I do know that there has been some element of communication with members to stop using that term.
And I agree with the poster above- life was much simpler when we used the term pledge. I can't think of anyone who was offended by that.