Pledge Ideas?

[Entchen]

We, like many other houses, assign each new member a Big Sister, but instead of doing it for a week or so, it is for the entire term. Each week at meetings, Bigs leave anonymous gifts for their Littles, and usually give them "pledge tasks." These range from carrying a bucket of candy around for a day to give to their sisters when they run into them to having to learn certain information about their pledge class or other things of that nature. They are also divided into groups and each week, one group has to provide "pledge entertainment" at meetings - it can be a skit, or singing a song, or whatever they want. Towards the end of term, we have our Big-Little reveal event, usually a pong tournament, to which pledges come to the house dressed as one of a pair of things, and have to find their Big, who is wearing a matching costume. At sink night, the pledges make bracelets with our house letters that they are encouraged to wear for the entire term, and at initiation, each pledge receives a paddle, a pledge book, and a house name from her Big.

The pledges also elect a pledge president, a pledge sisterhood chair, and a pledge service chair, and are required to do one service project together.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Entchen

We, like many other houses, assign each new member a Big Sister, but instead of doing it for a week or so, it is for the entire term. Each week at meetings, Bigs leave anonymous gifts for their Littles, and usually give them "pledge tasks." These range from carrying a bucket of candy around for a day to give to their sisters when they run into them to having to learn certain information about their pledge class or other things of that nature. They are also divided into groups and each week, one group has to provide "pledge entertainment" at meetings - it can be a skit, or singing a song, or whatever they want. Towards the end of term, we have our Big-Little reveal event, usually a pong tournament, to which pledges come to the house dressed as one of a pair of things, and have to find their Big, who is wearing a matching costume. At sink night, the pledges make bracelets with our house letters that they are encouraged to wear for the entire term, and at initiation, each pledge receives a paddle, a pledge book, and a house name from her Big.

The pledges also elect a pledge president, a pledge sisterhood chair, and a pledge service chair, and are required to do one service project together.

I wouldn't advertise this information too much....some of this is considered hazing by state laws.

[Entchen]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I wouldn't advertise this information too much....some of this is considered hazing by state laws.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that all of these activities are 100% optional for new members, and plenty of pledges opt out without any problems. We NEVER ask our pledges to do ANYTHING they would feel uncomfortable with.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Entchen

Sorry, I should have mentioned that all of these activities are 100% optional for new members, and plenty of pledges opt out without any problems. We NEVER ask our pledges to do ANYTHING they would feel uncomfortable with.

Good to know!