Probates!

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

What say you, NPCers?

thanks for the invite; I'm learning something new this evening. When I first saw "probates", I thought of something entirely different and not nearly as pleasant.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

As far as "presents" goes for NPCs, that is primarily a west coast thing. I have seen very few schools outside of CA, WA, etc. having them. After you are initiated, there is a very formal reception for you and your parents where you are "presented" to the rest of the chapter. It's cute.

Probates should be left to the NPHCs, you know, since we would just be jacking their swag. It originated with them, let's leave it there.

I personally don't get why some chapters are so eager to attempt what NPHC orgs do tradition-wise. Most of what NPC orgs take from NPHCs tends to just look dumb when they attempt it, not like you're paying homage at all. lol.

I belonged to a West Coast chapter; we had "pledge presents" where we wore white dresses, our parents came, and we were "introduced" to the Greek community. This, interestingly, was BEFORE initiation. I believe ellebud wrote about something similar occurring at her daughter's school fall '09, and I recall pictures of the Tri Delta house, particularly, that were in that thread.

agree with the remainder of KSUViolet06's post.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Thanks for the insight. Some would characterize what you describe as "hard work" so I guess it could be a matter of semantics.

I have a very good friend and colleague who is a DST; although we don't talk specifics regarding recruitment or membership, I will say that she is WAY more involved with community than most NPC alums that I know, including me, and it's primarily sorority-based philanthropic work. This isn't to say that there aren't NPC women who are involved. The contrast is that her involvement is closely tied to her membership and sisterhood.

Much of what AGDee wrote is true of my own pledging/new member period. Many NPC organizations were founded during a time when women were in the minority on college and university campuses; scholarship was also a founding principle, in addition to sisterhood and social organization purposes.