[20079] in APO-L
Re: National Pledge Standards
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (J.Conover)
Mon Feb 1 03:00:22 1999
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 03:07:19 -0500
Reply-To: jconover@erols.com
From: "J.Conover" <jconover@EROLS.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I can't speak for 1991, b/c I was not active on a staff level at that
time, but I do believe that the 6-10 weeks was the time specified since
at least 1993.
-Jamie Conover
Section 81 Chair
Richard Edward Vehlow wrote:
>
> Funny is that I distinctly remember a Region 1,2 convention- I believe it was
> in 1991- where there was a membership seminar, at which it was mentioned that
> the recommended pledge period was 3-6 weeks, not 6-10. I believe a mr Vance
> Hart was the head of this seminar. I am surprised that the National Office
> would lengthen their suggestions, especially in the face of mounting nationwide
> concerns on fraternity pledging incidents.
>
> Suppose an APO school abolished pledgig at its fraternities altogether. Then
> what?
>
> -REV
