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09-25-2011, 03:41 PM
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In my current pledge class, we have a 24 year old, a 17 year old, and several kids who just had their first drink at the bid party (including myself). If you want tojoin a frat understand there are parties, and drinking does occur. However, most times your pledge will be dry.
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09-25-2011, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jazing
In my current pledge class, we have a 24 year old, a 17 year old, and several kids who just had their first drink at the bid party (including myself). If you want tojoin a frat understand there are parties, and drinking does occur. However, most times your pledge will be dry.
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That depends.
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09-25-2011, 04:13 PM
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That depends.
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ATO and ADA are the only wet pledges on campus. Of course, there are times when you might be allowed.
Chapters had some trouble with facebook several years back ... risk management is very important.
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09-25-2011, 04:22 PM
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ATO and ADA are the only wet pledges on campus. Of course, there are times when you might be allowed.
Chapters had some trouble with facebook several years back ... risk management is very important.
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Yes, risk management is important, but that doesn't stop college students from doing dumb things. Even if chapters are dry on paper, some folks still bend the rules. So, it depends.
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09-25-2011, 04:23 PM
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ATO and ADA are the only wet pledges on campus.
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Not all campuses will be like your campus.
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09-25-2011, 04:26 PM
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Not all campuses will be like your campus.
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A better question is ... Do you think more campuses utilize dry pledging or not? At one point, I thought we were the only dry pledge (an ATO pledge friend I have bragging), then I saw several others telling me they were dry too. I asked this one ATO pledge about risk management, he looked at me with a face, like he didn't know what I meant. So, what do you think? More are dry or more don't care?
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09-25-2011, 04:37 PM
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However, most times your pledge will be dry.
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ATO and ADA are the only wet pledges on campus.
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Is anyone else's mind in the gutter? No? Just mine? Oh, ok...
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09-25-2011, 04:40 PM
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Is anyone else's mind in the gutter? No? Just mine? Oh, ok...
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I really don't know to be honest, how far chapters take risk management.
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09-25-2011, 06:19 PM
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Is anyone else's mind in the gutter? No? Just mine? Oh, ok...
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No, not just yours. 
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Originally Posted by jazing
A better question is ... Do you think more campuses utilize dry pledging or not? At one point, I thought we were the only dry pledge (an ATO pledge friend I have bragging), then I saw several others telling me they were dry too. I asked this one ATO pledge about risk management, he looked at me with a face, like he didn't know what I meant. So, what do you think? More are dry or more don't care?
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And an even better question is: As a pledge, is it possible that you have a lot to learn about the Greek system generally, and should refrain from making general statements that you don't know from your own experience about your own campus or your own fraternity, and should also refrain from giving too much advice to people about how fraternities operate?
This is the time for you to learn, not teach. 
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09-25-2011, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jazing
In my current pledge class, we have a 24 year old, a 17 year old, and several kids who just had their first drink at the bid party (including myself). If you want tojoin a frat understand there are parties, and drinking does occur. However, most times your pledge will be dry.
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Dry pledging is hazing. If you are told that you are not allowed to drink during your pledge period JUST BECAUSE you are a pledge, regardless of what age you are, you need to contact your national headquarters or the Greek Life office.
Now if your pledge class consists of all 19 year olds, the pledge class should not be drinking. Neither should the underage, initiated members of the fraternity.
This has been classified as hazing since the 1970s. Pledges should not be prevented from doing things that are LEGAL FOR THEIR AGE GROUP.
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