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11-03-2009, 01:07 AM
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This happened recently to one of my pledge brothers. She was pretty sick, was working part time and taking a full load of classes. I guess the exam got the best of her and she didn't pass. My organization allows a retake, and she got a great score the second time around.
My advice is to reach out to your sisters. They need to be there for you, but they can't know how you are feeling unless you tell them. Girl's night in, perhaps?
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11-03-2009, 01:21 AM
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Stargazertechie - you need to get well, above all else. Swine flu + pneumonia = yikes! Sending you virtual chicken soup, hot tea with mesquite flower honey, fuzzy warm socks, and anything else that will bring you some comfort. Am willing to bet you get a "do over"; surely you are not the only person on campus who is ill? Somehow, I picture the Founders tucking you in and saying comforting words, and knowing that you'll master the information when you are in better health and spirits.
1066 was the Battle of Hastings, so indeed William the Conqueror would be a fitting answer.
As for the hazing discussion, I have read Kappa Alpha Theta's policy and I believe, but am not 100% positve, that it is very similar to Kappa Kappa Gamma's and to other policies discussed in this thread. One of my Theta sisters can surely speak to our policy, should one be so inclined.
(and totally off the topic, did anyone else see the full moon rise tonight? WOW!)
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11-03-2009, 01:34 AM
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OK, to take this thread in a little tangent...I think that if there is anything a GLO should be able to test for it should be to test ACTIVES on information in the ritual.
Maybe I'm just a dork, but I was fascinated by our ritual and loved going over what everything symbolizes/means. But there were a few sisters in our chapter who literally would have a hard time paraphrasing what goes on in our ritual (!) let alone what the letters meant, etc. I feel it is the same for all Panhellenic and IFC GLOs...I feel like a lot of the members know what everything stands for, but there are always a couple in each chapter who seem to be happily and vocally oblivious to their secrets. That seems ridiculous to me.
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11-03-2009, 02:17 AM
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when i pledged a national non-"major council" sorority my freshman year, it was like hell. we had tests everyone had to get 100% on or everyone had to retake it. it completely sucked when i had to do the founders names (think crazy long and hard to spell last names, and even first names in some cases) and we had cultural projects weekly that if one memeber didn't contribute to, an extra project would be added for everyone....
needless to say i dropped halfway through (not before my GPA dropped)
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11-03-2009, 02:48 AM
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when i pledged a national non-"major council" sorority my freshman year, it was like hell. we had tests everyone had to get 100% on or everyone had to retake it. it completely sucked when i had to do the founders names (think crazy long and hard to spell last names, and even first names in some cases) and we had cultural projects weekly that if one memeber didn't contribute to, an extra project would be added for everyone....
needless to say i dropped halfway through (not before my GPA dropped)
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11-03-2009, 09:24 AM
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ADPi has a standardized Inatl exam. Every NM must take it and pass in order to be initiated. Those who do not can retake it. Should anyone not pass the worst that would happen is her initiation is delayed until she does pass. (No member wants to be initiated alone.)
ADPi also believes that hazing is considered to be any task that is asked of one group that is not asked of everyone. Plus we believe that knowing/remembering our history, policies, etc. is important. Therefore every active member must also take the exam and pass in order to be eligible to vote in officer elections. A member can retake it, but if she fails again and time has run out she simply cannot vote. (Elections are so important that no member wants to be ineligible.)
ETA: In my nearly 14 years of advising a large Chapter I've never seen a NM's initiation delayed or a member not be eligible to vote. While there may be failures the first time around, everyone has passed in time.
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11-03-2009, 09:48 AM
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They're considered "new members", which is the more PC term for pledges. I believe for all NPC groups, new members have to complete a period of education and meet certain requirements before they can become "initiated sisters" and enjoy full membership status.
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This comes up on GC periodically. We have had members of some NPC sororities tell us that in their particular sororities, the only difference between new members and initiated members is that new members are not privy to ritual information, but that in all other aspects -- including the right to vote in chapter and to hold office -- no distinction is made between new members and initiated members.
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11-03-2009, 12:00 PM
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11-03-2009, 02:02 PM
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Blast from the past:
When I took my new member test it had to be 100% correct for EACH ONE of us. We, as a pledge class, sat in the dining room writing and writing. The first two times many of us scored near perfect...but not 100%. And then there were a few who just didn't do so well.
A few of us got together and talked. We had to do EVERYTHING together that week: go to the bathroom, eat, sleep (yes, nowadays it would probably be hazing). So, we decided to write ONE test....together. Our pledge mother smiled...We got it!
We did one test, perfectly, and were initiated the next day. Sisters helping sisters.
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11-03-2009, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ellebud
Blast from the past:
When I took my new member test it had to be 100% correct for EACH ONE of us. We, as a pledge class, sat in the dining room writing and writing. The first two times many of us scored near perfect...but not 100%. And then there were a few who just didn't do so well.
A few of us got together and talked. We had to do EVERYTHING together that week: go to the bathroom, eat, sleep (yes, nowadays it would probably be hazing). So, we decided to write ONE test....together. Our pledge mother smiled...We got it!
We did one test, perfectly, and were initiated the next day. Sisters helping sisters.
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11-03-2009, 02:08 PM
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YESSSSSSSS!
Who is the weakest link?
NONE OF US.
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sniff sniff
That smells like pledging and we no like no stinkin pledgin!!!!
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11-03-2009, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
sniff sniff
That smells like pledging and we no like no stinkin pledgin!!!!
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But I loves me an NPC chick that goes hard!
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11-03-2009, 03:36 PM
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But I loves me an NPC chick that goes hard!
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LMAO ... I bet you do 
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11-03-2009, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ellebud
Blast from the past:
When I took my new member test it had to be 100% correct for EACH ONE of us. We, as a pledge class, sat in the dining room writing and writing. The first two times many of us scored near perfect...but not 100%. And then there were a few who just didn't do so well.
A few of us got together and talked. We had to do EVERYTHING together that week: go to the bathroom, eat, sleep (yes, nowadays it would probably be hazing). So, we decided to write ONE test....together. Our pledge mother smiled...We got it!
We did one test, perfectly, and were initiated the next day. Sisters helping sisters.
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Back in the day, the key to survival was figuring this out!!
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11-03-2009, 06:27 PM
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So....do any of you know how to say the Greek alphabet TWICE with a match burning upside down? (You hold the match with the tips of your nails is the starter). I do...and so do all my sisters. This was but one of the things that we had to master. (shakes head in disbelief).
I amused my daughter by doing this (after she pledged). I had a fresh manicure. She was, I think impressed.
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