[6755] in APO-L
Re: Universities & restruced pledging
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Mon Sep 20 16:31:26 1993
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1993 16:29:00 EDT
Reply-To: Randy Finder <NARAHT@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
From: Randy Finder <NARAHT@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L%PURCCVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
>Welcome APO `ers,
> It has been a while since you last heard from me, but I have
>been following everything, even over the summer.
> I have a request to any one who can help me with a question
>I am the historian and Alumni Director of the Nu Lambda Chapter.
>And just recently there has been talk about our college not allowing
>spring pledging. I know I at one time or another I heard another
Strange, I would figure if they would outlaw one or the other, they should
outlaw fall to give freshman time to experience non-greek life.
>chapter had reported that their chapter had the same problem. What
>I would like to know is can the University or College do this?
The University can pretty much do what ever they want. One chapter was put on
probation by the school beacuse they didn't read the University regulations on
Hazing and pledging to the entire chapter.
>And particularly to APO being a NATIONAL SERVICE fraternity? WHY or
Check exactly how the policy would be written. It is quite possible for
policies to be written on pledging that don't include APO. At Frostburg State
Univ. The Socials can't pledge first semester freshmen, APO can do it.
>why not? IF they can do this, is there any way we could still have
>pledging, but call it something else? I guess what I am trying to
>say is there an Alternative program that we could use?
The situation that the alternative membership program was originally designed
for was the university totally outlawing pledging. The problem with applying
the Alt. membership prog. to your situation to this is that half the brothers
in the chapter would have gone through pledging the other half through the AMP.
That could get messy.
>
> I do see this may get into pledging information so Please
>send all responds via private E-mail to: mehlG@moravian.edu
>Thank you in advance.
All in all advice: Yes they can do this. Ideaas like this get floated around a
lot. If they are serious, the chapter can try to fight it or try to explain why
it should only apply to the socials (Not a way to get the socials as friends) A
more direct cry for help to your advisors and sectional chair would be useful.
Consider the fall pledging vs. spring AMP situation. And don't think of it as a
death sentence either. There are chapters that only run one pledge class a year
if the school circumstances force that.
YiLFS
Randy Finder
Section 84 staff.
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Graham Mehl (215) 882-5089
E-Mail : mehlG@moravian.edu Box 374
Moravian College
Bethlehem, PA 18018
APO Historian/Alumni Director apo@moravian.edu
MOGOC Vice President mogoc@moravian.edu
ACM Student Chapter President acm@moravian.edu
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