[13159] in APO-L
Re: Differences b/w Brothers and Pledges
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roger Lee Stearns Jr.)
Thu Nov 2 02:32:12 1995
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 01:30:36 -0600
Reply-To: "Roger Lee Stearns Jr." <rstearns@COMP.UARK.EDU>
From: "Roger Lee Stearns Jr." <rstearns@COMP.UARK.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199511020010.SAA21721@comp.uark.edu>
On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Jonathan T. Alloy wrote:
> * Pledges are called Pledges, not Brothers, and while they may not be
> treated very differently, it is a big difference. I remember being at
> nationals in Boston in 92, and very accutely feeling the big difference
> between petitioners and Brothers. I'm sure its the same for pledges.
As far as I'm concerned as long as they are pledging they are very much
my brother. Granted they are a PLEDGE BROTHER, but hopefully if we as
BROTHERS have done our jobs right they too will be BROTHERS, instead of a
PLEDGE BROTHER.
Sure they can'y vote yet, or wear our letters, or particpate in the
ritual. But in every other sense I consider them my brother. We need to
make sure we keep that in mind, which I think most of us do pretty well.
But it's good to have reminders.
IN brotherhood,
Roger Stearns
Beta Rho Chapter
U of A, Fayetteville
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