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Old 09-05-2012, 12:33 PM
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HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!

I got a response from Eta Pi!
I requested their calender, and I am going to make sure that I send them Zeta Pi's calender.

They like the idea of joint classes and service projects, we just have to figure out what's convenient.

Next, to present my findings to the chapter prez and membership chair!
That's great! I'd drop a note to the section chair as well do let him know that this succeeded.

Make sure that your chapter also likes this idea...
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Old 09-05-2012, 01:02 PM
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Hence talking to the chapter prez before I actually make any definitive plans. Our chapter is pretty busy and I want to see if joint projects will meet the scheduling needs of both Zeta Pi and Eta Pi. Ultimately it is her say on whether the joint classes and projects happen; my burden was mostly research.
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Old 09-07-2012, 12:35 PM
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Hence talking to the chapter prez before I actually make any definitive plans. Our chapter is pretty busy and I want to see if joint projects will meet the scheduling needs of both Zeta Pi and Eta Pi. Ultimately it is her say on whether the joint classes and projects happen; my burden was mostly research.
But invites to ceremonies can probably be extended regardless...
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Old 09-16-2012, 09:17 PM
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But invites to ceremonies can probably be extended regardless...
Very true, I will have the President email Eta Pi and see if they would like to attend our pledge initiation.
Thanks!
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Old 09-17-2012, 06:15 PM
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Very true, I will have the President email Eta Pi and see if they would like to attend our pledge initiation.
Thanks!
Nothing says National Fraternity like having brothers from other chapters at the pledging ceremony. (On another note, I really avoid using the term initiation to refer to the ceremony where students become pledging...)
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Old 09-07-2012, 11:41 PM
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Hence talking to the chapter prez before I actually make any definitive plans. Our chapter is pretty busy and I want to see if joint projects will meet the scheduling needs of both Zeta Pi and Eta Pi. Ultimately it is her say on whether the joint classes and projects happen; my burden was mostly research.
Actually, no; it's the *chapter's* say on whether joint classes and projects happen, not any one particular officer.
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Old 09-16-2012, 09:14 PM
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UPDATE!

Our Pledge Initiation ceremony is next sunday, September 23.
Some members of Beta Beta will be at the ceremony for support; really awesome seeing as they have to come quite a ways to get to Detroit.

And now for my next issue:
We usually do something nice for the pledges when they initiate as pledges, then when they activate as Brothers. Due to the national conference, our funds are a bit short.

Instead of doing our gift bags, which cost 45 dollars a head BOTH times, we were going to do 10 dollar T-Shirts each time.

The first shirt is for them to wear as pledges; it will not contain the Greek Letters. It will be the White/Gold Torch Design as seen in Graphic Standards.

The second shirt will be printed with the Greek Letters for wearing after initiation.

We plan to get these from the APO Collection at US Greek, but I must say that I have had more than a few problems with the company. Any recommendations for where else to get them, or maybe get a Torch design Iron-on and do you even think this is a good idea?
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Old 09-17-2012, 06:16 PM
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We usually do something nice for the pledges when they initiate as pledges, then when they activate as Brothers. Due to the national conference, our funds are a bit short.
Oddly enough, I don't think my chapter did anything like that at either ceremony. Nothing for the pledge ceremony and at the brotherhood ceremony it was the big brothers' responsibility.
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Old 09-19-2012, 10:50 AM
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About the initiation terminology: Duly noted. It has always confused me because we use pledge initiation to refer to taking the oath of pledgeship and Activation as the term for when pledges become full brothers in the fraternity. Weird right?

Also, we thought about giving that responsibility to the Bigs, but the chapter voted it down. Bigs still have the option to purchase something for their Little though.
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Old 09-20-2012, 11:55 AM
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About the initiation terminology: Duly noted. It has always confused me because we use pledge initiation to refer to taking the oath of pledgeship and Activation as the term for when pledges become full brothers in the fraternity. Weird right?

Also, we thought about giving that responsibility to the Bigs, but the chapter voted it down. Bigs still have the option to purchase something for their Little though.
Yeah, wierd. I don't know if the National Documents are inconsistent or if the common terminology needs to be more "pushed". I know that there are lots of things not common across the fraternity (starting with APO vs. APhiO), but still...
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Old 09-16-2012, 09:15 PM
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Actually, no; it's the *chapter's* say on whether joint classes and projects happen, not any one particular officer.
And you are most definitely correct my apologizes for the oversight.
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