Calling new members "baby"

[33girl]

Netflix changed to Qwickster?

I'm so glad I never bothered getting a subscription there. It sounds like it's getting worse day by day.

[AOEforme]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Netflix changed to Qwickster?

I'm so glad I never bothered getting a subscription there. It sounds like it's getting worse day by day.

Sort of. The streaming part is still Netflix and the DVD by mail is Qwickster. This was their "apology" for hiking the prices 60% to $15.99/month.... although the price is still $15.99 and now you have to sign up and get two separate bills each month and your queues don't transfer.

/end side note/

[joliebelle]

Originally Posted by thetalady

I think the term "baby" may be more prevalent in organizations that have an animal as a mascot...

Sigh...that doesn't stop some girls in my chapter from calling our NM's 'baby Gammas.' I was called a new member in 2005...this "baby" crap didn't start until my senior year.

Originally Posted by 33girl

I also dislike "New Members" because it's a misnomer. They aren't members yet. They haven't been through the initiation ritual. New Members just kind of reinforces that NPC pledge periods are a cakewalk/present-fest and that once you have your bid, you're basically in. If that's the case, let's just initiated them on bid day and be done with it, without the pretense that there's a "maybe" about them becoming sisters.

This was always my gripe (post-Initiation, of course ). There was a problem with retention in my chapter, so I definitely had a problem with calling these girls new members when chances were they were going to drop out of their pledge period.