One Person - Two Sororities

[FSUZeta]

you made perfect sense....even if it is monday.

i think that the pledge/new member period is too brief. zeta revealed a new new member program over the summer and whittled it down to about 5-6 weeks. i hope they ask all the collegiate vp-2's(new member coordinator) for input, since they experienced a different program as new members.

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

you made perfect sense....even if it is monday.

i think that the pledge/new member period is too brief. zeta revealed a new new member program over the summer and whittled it down to about 5-6 weeks. i hope they ask all the collegiate vp-2's(new member coordinator) for input, since they experienced a different program as new members.

Ugh. I know my opinion is completely politically incorrect but I think the new member period should be way longer and that all pledges (yes, I said pledges) should be required to know the sorority history as well as chapter history before initiation. I think they should know the names of all the sisters and pledge sisters as well as where each is from along with their majors. The fraternities do that and I really feel as though the fraternities brothers have a much stronger bond to each other than I ever could have had with my sisters. I don't think hazing is ok but I don't see anything wrong with initiating the girls at the start of the next semester after they learn more about their sorority and sisters.

[SWTXBelle]

I still like the idea of having to make your grades before you are initiated - which requires a semester-long pledgeship.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I still like the idea of having to make your grades before you are initiated - which requires a semester-long pledgeship.

Chi Omega still requires grades prior to initiation. We never changed & I think it's a very good thing.

[FSUZeta]

at my daughters chapter, each sister makes an infomation page about herself , including hometown,major, photos, family info.(real and greek family) interesting facts about them, etc. they give this to the new member trainer who makes copies and inserts them in a notebook-one for each new member.

the new members are not quizzed on this information, but it does help the new members get to know the older girls.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

at my daughters chapter, each sister makes an infomation page about herself , including hometown,major, photos, family info.(real and greek family) interesting facts about them, etc. they give this to the new member trainer who makes copies and inserts them in a notebook-one for each new member.

the new members are not quizzed on this information, but it does help the new members get to know the older girls.

We had a list kind of like that too - just name, home & school address, age, pledge year, big/little and what they collected (in case they turned out to be our secret Santa and we needed ideas).

After I graduated they started having the pledges make a scrapbook page about themselves - one side informative and one "fun" side.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I still like the idea of having to make your grades before you are initiated - which requires a semester-long pledgeship.

Or just deferring recruitment so you only give bids to PNMs who have proven themselves academically.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Or just deferring recruitment so you only give bids to PNMs who have proven themselves academically.

Eeek, no -- then you'll be sure to have smart pledges, but fewer of them!

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Eeek, no -- then you'll be sure to have smart pledges, but fewer of them!

There are pros and cons to fall and spring FMR but this isn't really the thread for that.

[NutBrnHair]

Oh, but this is the thread for discussing whether or not to initiate pledges prior to obtaining grades?

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Or just deferring recruitment so you only give bids to PNMs who have proven themselves academically.

Deferred recruitment means you actually rush all semester long...a semester -long opportunity for dirty rushing...a semester-long rumor- and gossip-mill...I hate deferred recruitment!

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Ugh. I know my opinion is completely politically incorrect but I think the new member period should be way longer and that all pledges (yes, I said pledges) should be required to know the sorority history as well as chapter history before initiation. I think they should know the names of all the sisters and pledge sisters as well as where each is from along with their majors. The fraternities do that and I really feel as though the fraternities brothers have a much stronger bond to each other than I ever could have had with my sisters. I don't think hazing is ok but I don't see anything wrong with initiating the girls at the start of the next semester after they learn more about their sorority and sisters.

agree with you sister!

[Cane94G8r97]

I was a charter member of a recolonization pledge class. My pledge period was oh about 9 months long... so, yes, I think 6 weeks is too short!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Ugh. I know my opinion is completely politically incorrect but I think the new member period should be way longer and that all pledges (yes, I said pledges) should be required to know the sorority history as well as chapter history before initiation. I think they should know the names of all the sisters and pledge sisters as well as where each is from along with their majors. The fraternities do that and I really feel as though the fraternities brothers have a much stronger bond to each other than I ever could have had with my sisters. I don't think hazing is ok but I don't see anything wrong with initiating the girls at the start of the next semester after they learn more about their sorority and sisters.

Agree 100%. I know that with 200 person chapters that can be hard, but you should at least TRY. Some people make a habit of squeaking by with the bare minimum.