What old tradition would you like to see revived?

[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.