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Originally posted by Dionysus
When members go through tougher "pledging" do you believe it will make more loyal members out of them opposed to those going through lighter "pledging"?
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As for tough by meaning difficult or challenging I would potentially agree with you on that. It needs to challenge them in some way. It needs to help them answer questions for themselves and understand that they are making a lifetime committment. Not necessarily more "loyal" as you put it but probably more stable. If you make it like a club where you fill out a membership form and you're in... well that's just a club. We've probably all joined and left those things every semester.... The yo-yo club, the judo club, etc.
Where being challenging crosses the line is physical, verbal or mental abuse. I do not say this because I believe hazing has any merit at all. I simply view the candidacy period as a quest or a journey where one must make important choices and realize certain things about themselves and the organization they have chosen.
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