Paddles for littles?

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by agzg

Disgrace**

The one I made for my sister-mother was inexpensive - $10 for the paddle itself and then another $15 or so to paint/decorate it. Did she have someone else make it for her?

Paddles are flat pieces of wood with a handle in them, perfect for hitting pledges. Hence the connection with hazing. My chapter did away with paddles after I was initiated, now the daughters give picture frames and the new member class makes a wall hanging or plaque with their names on it to hang on the living room wall.

I think we should start decorating wooden squirrel feeders.







This last one is so awesome.

[AXOmom]

Absolutely not! I have some fat, nut-stuffed squirrel who RACES across my roof every morning at the crack of dawn and when he's not doing that he's cracking yet more nuts up there. The last thing that creature needs is a feeder.

However, if you want to pm me you address Vandal, I'll be glad to trap him and send him your way, so you can feed him. Better yet, I'll pm you my address and you can send me a paddle - I'll go up there and haze the life out of that squirrel.

This is probably going to get me into big trouble with the animal rights groups isn't it?

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AXOmom

Absolutely not! I have some fat, nut-stuffed squirrel who RACES across my roof every morning at the crack of dawn and when he's not doing that he's cracking yet more nuts up there. The last thing that creature needs is a feeder.

However, if you want to pm me you address Vandal, I'll be glad to trap him and send him your way, so you can feed him. Better yet, I'll pm you my address and you can send me a paddle - I'll go up there and haze the life out of that squirrel.

This is probably going to get me into big trouble with the animal rights groups isn't it?

Well you don't need to worry, you're not an Alpha Gam so you would not receive a painted squirrel feeder. How about a nice lyre that hangs on the wall complete with strings?? The kind that has a little "bong bong bong" chime (yes technically, not a lyre, but still cute and not a paddle!).

I actually have a squirrel vacancy. My landlord and new neighbors hired some people who pruned the trees the squirrels ceased to run across my roof and gutters. I miss them on the roof and on the tree outside. The ones on campus are large, in charge, and not to be trifled with. I know they will protect me from horrible people and feel extra safe walking on campus at night.

[AXOmom]

LOL - The lyre sounds like a great idea. I'm a horrible musician, so I'm sure if I played it out the window he would well, probably throw himself off the roof - I'd still have the cruelty to animals issue though and probably irritated neighbors.

When I trap him I will mail him up to UI for you. It's a lovely campus, so I'm sure he'll be very happy there. He's HUGE, so he should provide plenty of protection from all types of horrible people - even BSU fans.

We just moved in, but we're pruning the branches as soon as we get a break in the rain, in other words - July. Until then: ear plugs.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by AXOmom

However, if you want to pm me you address Vandal, I'll be glad to trap him and send him your way, so you can feed him. Better yet, I'll pm you my address and you can send me a paddle - I'll go up there and haze the life out of that squirrel.

There's only one squirrel in my 'hood - you can mail him to me!

[PallyGirl81]

Not sure if this is helpful but. . .

At the school I went to, each sorority provided each of their members a paddle. The paddles were mass produced (had the letters engraved into the wood), had the sister's name, her pledge mom's name on the front and the chapter name on the back.

I am pretty sure this still goes on (last time I visited campus I saw the paddles in dorm and sorority windows).

Not sure what vendors the girls used but I went to Northwestern if that helps. You could contact a chapter there to see where they order it from.

As members, we did not (directly/individually) pay for the paddles. We were just given them after we officially initiated. So I am not sure of the cost, but it was something that was absorbed by each chapter.