2008 Woodie Awards
Pledging receiving new rules
Valerie Valle, Online Editor
Issue date: 8/29/07 Section: News
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Changes for social clubs and pledging have been finalized.
Last semester the Social Club Task Force revised pledging guidelines. The new guidelines will go into effect this semester for all clubs.
The changes can be found in the new 33-page Social Club Handbook.
"This might be the year to work out kinks," said officer of Alpha Kai Omega, Karissa McCoy, junior nutrition major from Austin. "Change is hard, but I think it'll be a good change."
Some of the biggest changes pertain to pledging.
Men wanting to pledge must attend at least one rush for at least three of the five clubs, and women must attend at least one rush for at least four of the seven clubs. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility to pledge.
In order to pledge, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. This is different from current members who pledged before fall of 2007, who had to maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher.
Pledging will be split into two phases and will last five and a half weeks.
The first phase will last two weeks. During that time, pledges will have activities, pledge-class meetings and will spend time building unity among other pledge classes and their club. The club should provide a sense of tradition and history to pledges.
The second phase will last three and a half weeks, and pledges will be considered provisional members. Provisional member's activities will include getting visits, going to intramurals and building the Homecoming float. This part of pledging should focus on overall club unity and community building.
Two years ago at the recommendation of the Board of Trustees, the Task Force was formed to evaluate social clubs and to ensure clubs were not violating rules or hazing pledges.
"Social clubs were evaluated, not just because of pledging-that's a big misconception- but to evaluate social clubs as a whole," Westbrook said.
Those wanting to pledge a social club have to register online at www.acu.edu/socialclubs by noon on Friday. Teas for women's social clubs will take place Sept 2. Rushes for both men's and women's social clubs begin Sept. 3.
e-mail Valle at: vmv04a@acu.edu
Last semester the Social Club Task Force revised pledging guidelines. The new guidelines will go into effect this semester for all clubs.
The changes can be found in the new 33-page Social Club Handbook.
"This might be the year to work out kinks," said officer of Alpha Kai Omega, Karissa McCoy, junior nutrition major from Austin. "Change is hard, but I think it'll be a good change."
Some of the biggest changes pertain to pledging.
Men wanting to pledge must attend at least one rush for at least three of the five clubs, and women must attend at least one rush for at least four of the seven clubs. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility to pledge.
In order to pledge, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. This is different from current members who pledged before fall of 2007, who had to maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher.
Pledging will be split into two phases and will last five and a half weeks.
The first phase will last two weeks. During that time, pledges will have activities, pledge-class meetings and will spend time building unity among other pledge classes and their club. The club should provide a sense of tradition and history to pledges.
The second phase will last three and a half weeks, and pledges will be considered provisional members. Provisional member's activities will include getting visits, going to intramurals and building the Homecoming float. This part of pledging should focus on overall club unity and community building.
Two years ago at the recommendation of the Board of Trustees, the Task Force was formed to evaluate social clubs and to ensure clubs were not violating rules or hazing pledges.
"Social clubs were evaluated, not just because of pledging-that's a big misconception- but to evaluate social clubs as a whole," Westbrook said.
Those wanting to pledge a social club have to register online at www.acu.edu/socialclubs by noon on Friday. Teas for women's social clubs will take place Sept 2. Rushes for both men's and women's social clubs begin Sept. 3.
e-mail Valle at: vmv04a@acu.edu
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