New Sister with a Chapter Problem

[ComradesTrue]

Great advice above.

I would add that you do have some strength in numbers already. With the 12 in your class, plus the 8 new members this semester, by next fall there will be 20 of you. With 50-60 currently in the house, once you factor in graduating seniors, the 20 of you should easily be half of the actives by next semester.

So, definitely take the above advice, but most of all do not get discouraged if some of the current seniors put up resistance. They won't be around much longer, and the complete change that you want to see may take more than one semester. But stick together... it can happen, and by the fall pledge calss things will be even easier numbers-wise.

[FSUZeta]

plus the op said that her big sister and some others were also against the hazing. nittanylion's advice and agdee's was really good and i hope that you will give that a try. in addition, your new members can show they have backbones by not allowing themselves to be hazed.as nancy reagan says,"just say no!" if all else fails, talk to someone at your headquarters. this needs to stop-good for you and your friends for realizing this!

[LegallyBrunette]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

It's not hard to change the chapter unless it's more than 200 people.

Completely not true. It can be difficult to change ingrained practices no matter the chapter size. But, it is not impossible.

Originally Posted by beautifulnite12

We think that one of the reasons for that is that no one really proposed any concrete solutions for how to make all the changes while at the same time protecting chapter traditions. There is no life-threatening hazing going on (at least not unless something goes horribly wrong) - just things that are outside of our national new member program and that are not fun - actually that just plain suck for those forced to do them. (I'd rather not publicly elaborate, if that's okay.)

IMHO, the bolded is going to be very difficult. Finding a middle ground that incorporates negative traditions will be extremely hard. The pro-hazing sisters may see any change as watering down "their" pledge program and your national office will see any shades of hazing on top of the new member program as unnacceptable.

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Great advice above.

I would add that you do have some strength in numbers already. With the 12 in your class, plus the 8 new members this semester, by next fall there will be 20 of you. With 50-60 currently in the house, once you factor in graduating seniors, the 20 of you should easily be half of the actives by next semester.

So, definitely take the above advice, but most of all do not get discouraged if some of the current seniors put up resistance. They won't be around much longer, and the complete change that you want to see may take more than one semester. But stick together... it can happen, and by the fall pledge calss things will be even easier numbers-wise.

Co-sign. My best wishes on this. This is not an easy road you're on, but it is so worth it.