Pledge father night ideas

[jazing]

Trust falls. Pledges are blind folded and told to say what they want in a big brother. They then turn around and fall back for their big brother to catch them.

[DaffyKD]

Each pledge father is given a colored string. The pledge fathers twist their string around the others. The pledges are then given the string that matches their pledge father. They must all untwist the strings until they find the person holding the same color as themselves. When you match, VOILA! you found your pledge father.

DaffyKD

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

Each pledge father is given a colored string. The pledge fathers twist their string around the others. The pledges are then given the string that matches their pledge father. They must all untwist the strings until they find the person holding the same color as themselves. When you match, VOILA! you found your pledge father.

For college-aged guys? Sounds way too girly too me.

But take me with a grain of salt -- the idea that revealing who your big brother is should be "fun" to begin with is totally foreign to me.

Originally Posted by JFR1476

What about for initiation night/week?

What's the question about initiation night/week?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

But take me with a grain of salt -- the idea that revealing who your big brother is should be "fun" to begin with is totally foreign to me.

Ditto

[JFR1476]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

What's the question about initiation night/week?

How can we initiate (informally) those guys that make grades without alcohol? We used to reveal their numbers and celebrate and party.

The idea of trust falls still sounds foofy. I'm guessing a lot of fraternity chapters look the other way when it comes to these "special closed house" events? But please, tell me I'm totally wrong...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by JFR1476

How can we initiate (informally) those guys that make grades without alcohol? We used to reveal their numbers and celebrate and party.

The idea of trust falls still sounds foofy. I'm guessing a lot of fraternity chapters look the other way when it comes to these "special closed house" events? But please, tell me I'm totally wrong...

Initiation shouldn't include alcohol. If you want to have a party, have it the day after.

I also really wonder what your number/scroll system is if the new brothers can't figure their numbers out on their own.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I also really wonder what your number/scroll system is if the new brothers can't figure their numbers out on their own.

We didn't get our numbers until the end of pledging, as there were a few people that dropped out and we weren't 100% sure of the chapter's numbering conventions.

I didn't know that having your number was a big deal in IFC-type organizations, though. Learn something new every day.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I didn't know that having your number was a big deal in IFC-type organizations, though. Learn something new every day.

It depends on the campus culture.