Numbering Pledges?

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Titchou

I know my group, Delta Gamma, numbers us and have been told by friends in other groups that theirs do. The first number is the chapter number, in order of installation. Your inidividual number for that chapter comes next. That number is determined by order of initiation with initiations being done in alpha order. So the very first initiated member of a chapter, in alpha order, would be number 001. Whoever followed her in alpha order would be 002. I am the 366th member initated at my chapter which is chapter 79. Our number is on the mailing label of our magazine above the name.

Numbers *within* pledge classes, is what I meant. But in Delta Gamma would one sister in a pledge class be viewed as having been initiated before another? (or just that the forms get processed in alphabetical order?)

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by naraht

Numbers *within* pledge classes, is what I meant. But in Delta Gamma would one sister in a pledge class be viewed as having been initiated before another? (or just that the forms get processed in alphabetical order?)

Yes, the forms are processed in alpha order which assigns the number. We don't care where in the order you were initiated...that makes no difference to us. In other words, if I could remember who came before or after me at initiation, it would not matter in Delta Gamma.

[aephi alum]

No numbering here. You're initiated into a certain chapter as part of a certain NM class, and that's that - it's irrelevant whether you're the first person to receive her pin or the last.

We do have numbers assigned to us by nationals, but I've used mine exactly once, to sign up for the sisters-only side of our web site. I don't even know what my number is (of course, I can always call/email nationals and get it).