Pregnancy and Pledging...

[xomanadaxo]

Originally Posted by lizzica

I should start this off by explaining I'm alumni to a college-wide sorority, not a nationwide one. We are full of super unique girls... We're a lot like the sorority on 'House Bunny' except that most of us aren't social outcasts, we just walk a different line (ranging from super christian to atheist, peircings and tattoos to 'pure', and every size woman you can think of).

This year, one of our potential pledges is pregnant. Being a college sponsored group, our entire schedule of activities is approved by college staff and therefore we don't have any crazy hazing like paddles or anything sexual. However, we do a LOT of marching.

Arrangements have already been made for a wheelchair (which, oddly enough, we've had to use for 6-7 years straight now because of outside injuries like hip and knee problems). Coming off of a pregnancy myself, I'm worried about the added stress Greek Week adds. Plus our Greek Week always coincides with midterms, which just means more stress.

Are there any suggestions of ways to handle this? Particularly things we might be able to do so she is still working with her sisters but perhaps isn't as stressed out about it? Or, anything in particular people would recommend avoiding?

Thanks for the help, if anyone can

1) Maybe it's just my chapter, but do alums usually assist in the pledge process?

2) Also, what is a "potential pledge" -- is that different from a PNM (potential new member)? I sincerely hope you're not asking PNMs to "march" (whatever that may be) before they're even in your sorority!

3) You said you're coming off a pregnancy yourself...so you have experience with being pregnant. Would you have wanted to march when you were pregnant? What would you have recommended avoiding?

So much of this doesn't make sense to me...

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by xomanadaxo

1) Maybe it's just my chapter, but do alums usually assist in the pledge process?

2) Also, what is a "potential pledge" -- is that different from a PNM (potential new member)? I sincerely hope you're not asking PNMs to "march" (whatever that may be) before they're even in your sorority!

3) You said you're coming off a pregnancy yourself...so you have experience with being pregnant. Would you have wanted to march when you were pregnant? What would you have recommended avoiding?

So much of this doesn't make sense to me...

because you're applying an NPC mindset to a non NPC org.

[xomanadaxo]

Originally Posted by dreamseeker

because you're applying an NPC mindset to a non NPC org.

Oops...guilty as charged. So glad other GC-ers keep me enlightened!