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Originally posted by ktsnake (in part)
As for tough by meaning difficult or challenging I would potentially agree with you on that. It needs to challenge them in some way. It needs to help them answer questions for themselves and understand that they are making a lifetime committment. Not necessarily more "loyal" as you put it but probably more stable. If you make it like a club where you fill out a membership form and you're in... well that's just a club. We've probably all joined and left those things every semester.... The yo-yo club, the judo club, etc.
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I would agree with you, ktsnake. And I would add that it needs to be challenging in that (1) the level of commitment expected is clearly conveyed and (2) the challenges provide new members/pledges/whatever your GLO calls them with a sense of accomplishment that the period has been successfully completed. Note, I do not mean "survived," as in hazing, but full initiation should be seen as a desirable goal that requires hard work and commitment to achieve. And above all, it should challenge the new members in a specifically targeted way that causes them to reflect on and understand the particular ideals and values that matter to the GLO in question.
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