sorority new member ed

[KSUViolet06]

Our new members attended a weekly new member meeting every week up until initiation. They also attended chapter weekly with everyone. They were expected to participate in all sorority activities with the exception of ritual.

They were held to the same standards as initiated girls, meaning that they had to be on time, be excused if they couldn't come to something, and pay dues and such on time.


Then there were the fun things like the new member trip to the Greek store to make their 1st set of letters, their retreat weekend, Big/Little Week, and Inspiration Week. These are all really fun things that we all looked forward to.

[LainaIsPHIMU]

For mine we had new member meeting every week that weren't mandatory, but helped us learn about Phi Mu, and really helped our sisterhood.
My roomate, who is Zeta Tau Alpha, HAD to attend weekly meeting and had a test she had to pass before she could be initiated.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by LainaIsPHIMU

For mine we had new member meeting every week that weren't mandatory, but helped us learn about Phi Mu, and really helped our sisterhood.
My roomate, who is Zeta Tau Alpha, HAD to attend weekly meeting and had a test she had to pass before she could be initiated.

I find it interesting that Phi Mu doesn't have mandatory Phi meetings. AOII is like ZTA...mandatory meetings and a test before inititiation. In the end, it all works out!

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I find it interesting that Phi Mu doesn't have mandatory Phi meetings. AOII is like ZTA...mandatory meetings and a test before inititiation. In the end, it all works out!

I can't imagine the meetings not being manditory! And I don't remember the AOII test being all that bad-- our NME made sure we knew everything before the test, so it's not like any of us failed it. I can still rattle off some of the things from that test to this day!

We had to attend regular chapter meetings and then we would break off into a new member meeting. We also had a pledge retreat and pledge ceremony.

I was a pledge/new member the first year of the "Bridges" new member program, so they were still working the kinks out so we had a few strange things-- such as our bigs were assigned on bid day (and were not initially called bigs) that went away the next year.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I can't imagine the meetings not being manditory! And I don't remember the AOII test being all that bad-- our NME made sure we knew everything before the test, so it's not like any of us failed it. I can still rattle off some of the things from that test to this day!

We had to attend regular chapter meetings and then we would break off into a new member meeting. We also had a pledge retreat and pledge ceremony.

I was a pledge/new member the first year of the "Bridges" new member program, so they were still working the kinks out so we had a few strange things-- such as our bigs were assigned on bid day (and were not initially called bigs) that went away the next year.

Funny! I pledged that year too! We had rosebuddies at first, and I remember the actives throwing a fit because the system had changed. We ended up getting our Bigs by week 3, and we always called them our Big Sisters. And, I agree, the test was not hard!

[joliebelle]

I went through a 6 week program, we had mandatory new member meetings each week and then later that night we would go to whatever Sunday meeting the actives were having. We had to take a test and pass it, but it was all stuff that we had learned beforehand and studied for. We didn't find out our bigs until during I-week

[OPhiAGinger]

Like most other sororities, we had weekly meetings to learn about the sorority's history and policies, and we took a test at the end. We also had pledge books which held all our quiz material, and the the interview notes we made when we interviewed the actives. (We were asked to interview 80% of the actives and all of the officers. It was a great way to get to know them one on one.) And we had cookouts and other big / little activities. My chapter had a tradition in which the pledges kidnapped their big sisters and took them out for a pre-dawn breakfast.

Also, because of our emphasis on service, each pledge class has to coordinate four service projects during their 8 week pledge period -- one in each of our four areas of service. We were busy, but it was an amazingly fun time that flew by!

[pinksirfidel]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I find it interesting that Phi Mu doesn't have mandatory Phi meetings. AOII is like ZTA...mandatory meetings and a test before inititiation. In the end, it all works out!

I'm a Phi Mu and our Phi meetings were mandatory. Of course there were legitimate excuses, like exams, family emergencies, etc., but they were definitely mandatory. All of the Phis looked forward to our meetings every week, so they might as well not be mandatory!