So, I have been totally negligent on posting
Sorry!
My chapter initiated the 3 pledges on December 9th. All of them totaled at least 45 service hours each, way more than the required 20.
They attended almost EVERY General Body meeting, as well as Committee Meetings, and planned and completed a wonderful Christmas themed service project!
I am so proud of them.
I held an exit interview of sorts, where I asked them what they felt we could do to improve the pledge program.
One said the program was awesome, and that no changed were needed. One said that we needed to have more fellowship activities just for the pledges, and a third said the same. She didn't feel connected to her pledge brothers as well as she would have liked to.
I would like to include more fellowships, but as pledge educator, I don't feel that it is my total responsibility to plan fellowships for them. I planned one or two, and told them that if they wanted to have more, or do something completely different, then it would be up to them to plan it. I reiterated that during the exit interviews as well.
Since they have been active, they have been more than productive Brothers.
They coordinated the gift wrapping party for our Adopt a Family Project, helped paint the Spirit Rock, completed our showcase for the Fraternities anniversary, and expressed interest in assisting members of the Executive Board.
I am pleased at the direction my chapter is taking; I was really concerned that we were going to lose an entire pledge class (like we did Spring 2012; all of the Brothers from that pledge class initiated, but were never heard from again, although you will see them on campus in letters all the time
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A few things I WILL make sure to include: More Intra-chapter things. The pledges have met Brothers from Eta Pi, but haven't hung out with them much since Section Conference.
More fun activities like APO Jeopardy or APO Bingo. We didn't get to play much because we kept falling behind
More emphasis on service: I want them to begin thinking about how to plan a project from day one, so that we don't have them doing a project the day before the deadline.
I loved this experience of cultivating and guiding our new members; can't wait for next semester's class!
--KnightShadow
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