in my experience...
We didn't use the paddles for teh sorority when I was there, but we did use them for the leadership honor society. With that organization, the new initiates are given a list of things that must be on the paddle ... the university logo, the symbol for the honor society, the year, your name, etc. You're also given a list of signatures you must obtain: each officer, at least "x" alumni (3? they're all over campus, and you're given a list of them), a couple of current members, and the three deans from the colleges represented in the honor society.
To be honest, a secretary took one paddle in to be signed, and in another case the secretary actually signed it. But the CAES dean would invite each of us in to his office, talk with us for a few minutes, and sign the paddle.
So I guess it would depend on how many new women you have each semester, and what kind of dean you have, to decide whether it would be a valuable experience or a waste of time.
Terri
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