What old tradition would you like to see revived?

[SWTXBelle]

I miss pranking. Both pledges and actives had to have pranks "approved" by the pledge trainer, so we were aware of possible liability even back then, but boy did we have fun coming up with creative ways to "get" the actives, and vice versa.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I wish longer pledge periods (and the word/term pledge) and waiting for grades to initiate came back.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I miss pranking.

DITTO and DITTO (harmless pranks, of course).

I miss collegians standing when alumnae walk in the room (we even used to stand for seniors!).

I miss pledge class "bolts". Did anyone else do those? The pledge class would plan a secret out-of-town trip, prank the sisters somehow before we left (toilet paper the hallway, leave a mess in the suite, lock their doors from the outside, mess with the showers or toilets in the bathroom, etc.), grab a few seniors and our Pledge Master out of their beds with no notice and BOLT! Best weekend of our lives!

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I miss collegians standing when alumnae walk in the room (we even used to stand for seniors!).

When I graduated, my chapter still observed this and I heard that a few others on my campus did as well. I thought it was really nice. When I was at GA State day a couple years ago, everyone stood for National Officers and I think they stood when the alumnae chapters entered as well, but I'm not sure. Very nice tradition indeed!

[ealymc]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I miss pledge class "bolts". Did anyone else do those? The pledge class would plan a secret out-of-town trip, prank the sisters somehow before we left (toilet paper the hallway, leave a mess in the suite, lock their doors from the outside, mess with the showers or toilets in the bathroom, etc.), grab a few seniors and our Pledge Master out of their beds with no notice and BOLT! Best weekend of our lives!

We had something similar called Walkout. AWESOME!

[SWTXBelle]

I had forgotten the walkout . ..fun times!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

DITTO and DITTO (harmless pranks, of course).

I miss collegians standing when alumnae walk in the room (we even used to stand for seniors!).

I remember this! "One stands out of respect for the pin she wears!"

I miss pledge class "bolts". Did anyone else do those? The pledge class would plan a secret out-of-town trip, prank the sisters somehow before we left (toilet paper the hallway, leave a mess in the suite, lock their doors from the outside, mess with the showers or toilets in the bathroom, etc.), grab a few seniors and our Pledge Master out of their beds with no notice and BOLT! Best weekend of our lives!

As Pledge Mother, I was pranked pretty well. The most memorable was when a few of us had stayed up 18 hours for a horror film festival (never again!!). One of the movies was Psycho. The pledges put cherry jello in my shower head, and needless to say, I thought it was blood pouring out of my shower!!

Nutbrnhair, I've always wondered how Chi Omega gets around the shorter New Member period with the grades. We use mid-term grades.

[Benzgirl]

I repeat .... the need to make grades prior to initiation.