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Originally Posted by OmegaPDPrez
I heard that essentially every chapter of a group would have the same intake process but is it possible that because of law changes, and the time era, that actions that take place today were not what many founders had in mind when they created an organization?
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Well, in 1869, when my organization was founded, you're right, things were pretty different. I'm not sure (and I don't think anyone knows really) what the pledge programs were like in those days or whether such a thing existed.
I can tell you for certain though -- for most major nationals, pledging today is nothing like it was even a few years ago. Nearly all of us for risk management reasons are pushing our chapters very, very hard to switch from "traditional" means of pledging (hazing) to nationally created programs which are created to build brotherhood, teach teamwork, etc., but not break the law at the same time.
Many chapters still do both.
Some things will remain the same, other things will change with the times.
