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[srmom]

But, on the other hand, if it does start to seem like your pledge class seems to be splintering at some time, I'd talk to your pledge trainer to try to get things back on track.

Not your same situation, but a pledge class last year from a "top" sorority at a college splintered due to the forming of some real exclusionary "cliques" and it caused a number of unhappy members to transfer. Splintering of the class can not only cause unhappiness in the pledge class, but can also have a detrimental effect on the whole house.

Good luck to you. I hope that things die down on their own, but if you feel that it is lingering or causing some rifts, you might have to take the step of talking to someone about it.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by srmom

But, on the other hand, if it does start to seem like your pledge class seems to be splintering at some time, I'd talk to your pledge trainer to try to get things back on track.

Not your same situation, but a pledge class last year from a "top" sorority at a college splintered due to the forming of some real exclusionary "cliques" and it caused a number of unhappy members to transfer. Splintering of the class can not only cause unhappiness in the pledge class, but can also have a detrimental effect on the whole house.

I agree. Your entire pledge class doesn't have to be BFFs, but it helps if you're all at least cordial with one another. My pledge class had a clique of about 7 girls who kept to themselves and had little to do with most of the other girls in our PC for their entire 4 years at school. It caused a lot of issues and hurt feelings, not just with our PC, but with the entire house. A similar situation happened at the chapter I advised, but to an even more extreme degree.

I hope things settle down for you soon. Good luck!

[AGDee]

I think if you remain warm, friendly and down to earth (as your post seems to be) with everybody, it will all calm down. Eventually people will say "Can you believe ______? She's SO down to earth!" Most are impressed with someone who has some level of celebrity or fame who is unaffected by it and it helps THEM be unaffected by it too.