What's that like exactly, aside from what movies and TV lead us to believe? There's no hard and fast answer, since experiences vary greatly depending on house and school and tons of other factors. Read on for seven real girls' pledging tales, and share your own in the comments. During rush I attended an info session where all the sisters promised there would be absolutely no hazing; I was offered a bid and decided to pledge.
The process started out easy: weekly meetings, interviews with each sister in the chapter, study hours for the entire pledge class.
About four weeks in, my pledge sisters and I were ambushed during our weekly library time, blindfolded, put into cars, and led into a basement. This was what I came to know as a lineup, and it was very clearly intended to intimidate and humiliate. The pledging period culminated with what was referred to as 'Inspiration Period,' which most other Greek organizations call Hell Week.
We had to dress up each day, and when we were not in class, we were required to be in the library. We were never allowed to be without a pledge sister the entire time. We also had events each night that were particularly awful. One night we were quizzed on sorority trivia, and if we got questions wrong, they would dump food—chocolate syrup, marshmallow fluff—on our heads. While that was physically disgusting, a lot of the hazing was psychological. I tried not to take the whole thing too seriously, but several of my pledge sisters found the process really upsetting and broke down frequently.
It wasn't my first-choice sorority, and had a reputation for crazy partying, drugs, eating disorders—everything I wasn't looking for, but I decided to go through with pledging anyway. And yes, I was hazed. However, I will say definitively that the hazing actually made me feel a lot more comfortable with my pledge class and broke down barriers. When you're huddled outside of an upperclassman's house together in line waiting for a pledge event—sometimes at 3 a.
Our worst night involved crazy tasks, quizzing, and food being thrown at us. Hope this helps. Alpha Theta Chi's pledge education program usually lasts 8 weeks. Sometimes it is shorter, sometimes it is longer. It all depends upon the number of pledges and their progress through the pledge period.
Delta Phi Epsilon's new member program is to be no longer than 6 weeks, and honestly, it's plenty of time. As someone said earlier, it allows for a second NM class if need be too! I dont think that we at BSC have a specific period.. They had 14 weeks. Crazy I know. According to our General Regulations for Chapters, '[t]he period of probationary membership shall not be less than four weeks, nor more than three calendar months, or in accordance with the policies of the sheltering institution in consultation with the national staff.
In my experience, six-eight weeks is common. Our program is weeks. It usually depends on what is going on that semester for initiation. The school sets a certain date for pledges to be in by- but no one really pays attention to this rule. The longest pledge period that I know of to date was this semester- they pledged 12 weeks. The shortest was a few years ago- 4 weeks. At my school pledging goes for weeks. There's a certain date by which pledges have to be in by. My sorority doesn't have anything during midterms week or the week before so that pledging won't get in the way of our grades.
I know for me it was 6 weeks, I know of a local on campus that is at least 8 weeks but can go as many as 16, and other GLO's are around weeks or so Our pledge program can be anywhere from weeks I believe. We've had pledge periods of 3 weeks up to 7 weeks, but nothing longer than that. There are organizations on my campus however, that go from 10 days to 9 weeks. Our national pledge education book has it organized over 8 weeks, but our campus has a 5 week cap on pledging My chapter's is 6 weeks but I think Nationals says weeks.
So ours is pretty typical. I believe the only situation where a chapter does not have 10 weeks is if the campus mandates a shorter period. My local's pledge period was 4 weeks. AEPhi's program is weeks. The other sororities at my school also now initiate in weeks - though during my freshman year, Sigma Kappa held for grades so their pledge period was around 5 months, and Theta initiated after 4 weeks. I just figured out that that's how long mine was, but one of those weeks was spring break, so it seemed shorter.
Rio has a rule that the pledge period can only last 5 weeks. But, of course this isn't always followed.
Ours is 3 weeks, but sometimes can go a little longer if there are special circumstances, but the 3 weeks are really intense, our school changed the rules so we could only pledge people during the first 3 weeks of january, so basically we had to take our 9 week program and cram it all into 3 weeks, its pretty intense and packed, but its fun. And then they are rookies for a year.
I heaard that in NY State a pledge process of over 9 weeks is considered hazing I pledged in August and was initiated in January , 1 full semester pledgeship. Our member canidate period is usually about 8 weeks long.
However, if a new member doesn't have a college GPA, we don't activate her until she does, meaning if she is a freshman she cannot become a full member until after grades come out fall semester. Last semester when I was a pledge, we first pledged at the beginning of February and were initiated at the end of April, so almost 3 months for us. However, we were the first to get initiated before the school year got out. Usually, fall pledges get initated right when we get back from winter break and spring pledges normally get initiated when we get back from summer break.
Phi Sig's NM period is supposed to be 4 -6 weeks This was ten years ago so it could have changed since then. It's up to each chapter to determine its own length, within those guidelines.
Some chapters, due to university policy, have to make theirs shorter. Rush is different for every school and every sorority. It can be as short as three days or last as long as two weeks.
Regular chapter membership dues, which can certainly also add up, are other hidden costs that many do not think about. Asked by: Saeed Farris events and attractions graduation How long is the pledging process for a sorority? New Member Period: Also known as pledging. The time before initiation where the new member learns about the fraternity or sorority before becoming a collegiate member. It is typically weeks long. Nicoll Weixelbaum Professional.
What happens during pledging? Pledging is an intensive orientation and probationary period for students pursuing fraternity membership. Over the course of six weeks or more, pledges study all facets of fraternity life and the Greek system. You'll also spend time bonding with your new brothers. Tfarah Arjonilla Professional. Does pledging take a lot of time? It will take up a lot of time. It's best to plan accordingly and have a smaller course load than normal. However, if the fraternity has a reputation for bad academics than you might want to stay clear.
In the best scenarios you have time to study obviously and the rest of the time is usually taken up by pledging. How long after bid day is initiation? The time period between bid day and initiation varies by sorority. For example: Tri Sigma's NM period is anywhere from weeks. Vicent Novoselov Explainer. What is pledging a black sorority like? For most black fraternity and sorority members initiated before , pledging is when they formed their first fraternal memories.
These organizations are an important, often integral, part of college life for thousands upon thousands of African-American college students at HBCUs and more mainstream campuses. Abdenasser Eisenstark Explainer.
What is hazing in frats? Hazing US English , initiation ceremonies British English , bastardisation Australian English , ragging South Asia , or deposition, refers to the practice of rituals, challenges, and other activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group including a new. Yanett Vatafu Explainer. What is Rush Week? Rush week , more officially known as recruitment week , is the period of time when fraternities and sororities recruit students to their respective Greek letter organizations.
Rush week usually happens right in the beginning of the school year. Doreatha Berenjeno Pundit.
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