Wood

[Sir Genesis]

While we may all have our differences about pledging, we must focus on what is important. For organizations that paddle and those that don't, are your members just members or are they productive brothers and sisters? As long as they give back to the organization on a chapter level, national level and community level then the "process" was successful.

I was not paddled and wouldn't allow it to take place but I am a Chapter President, I am the VP of my Greek Senate, an Editor of my school paper, the university's Junior Class President last year on, have my own radio show and a million other things. I don't say it to brag; I say it to prove a point-brotherhood/sisterhood and wood have no direct correlation.

Any and all forms of new member intake can produce great brothers and sisters if done in good taste. The only way to judge if one way is better than the other is to look at the organization's productivity and each individual's productivity.