Class II Delta Gamma Rho member Becky Henson recites her club pledge to Jeanne Castleberry during a formal induction ceremony. Inductees made the trasition from Class II to Class I members during a formal ceremony at the end ofcommitment week. Photo by Jamie Griffin. Chi Sigma Alpha members Jeremy Pumphrey and Aaron Ashenfelter look over their class schedule with Regina member Leanne Burchfield. Members of brother and sister clubs often spent a lot of time together outside of club activities. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Knights inductees Corey Craig and Danny McDonald engage in a shaving cream joust to win the honor of their queen. The annual joust was a long-standing tradition that survived the changes in the club inductionprocess. Photo by Aaron Gllihan. 228 Social Clubs etu6 induction ptzocess ; !J11ductio11 PtJeek u11ites otd a11d 11eN membetzs After the mixer phase, it was the new students' chance to show the upperclassmenwhat they were about. During the visitation process, each prospective member visited the upperclassmen in the clubhe or shewas working toward. Although, according to many of the prospective members, the visitation period was important, it did not compare to the level of commitment that club members were looking for during induction week, which was the final step in the entire club selection process. JuniorJuGDJumemberJanellBrown said, "Inductionweekreallyhelps reflect the attitudes ofthe individual girls and helps show how they will act once they are in the club. Usually, if a girl is very energetic and active during induction, she will be a more active member through the next few years." Induction week is also a unique time in which each club puts together activities that allow the inductees to get to knowclubmembers better, formbonds with their pledge classes and develop a strong sense ofpride and commitment to the group of people that they selected. Activities range from silly games, shaving cream fights and Silly Olympics to more serious times, such as club history night, pledge class devotionals and service projects. All events are planned to facilitate development in all areas of the new club members' lives. RyanAllan,vicepresidentfor PiKappa Epsilon, said, ''Thisyear,we really tried tA> get toknow the guys better at themixers andthenplanactivitiesforinductionweek that helped us continue with that. Our goal was for induction week to be a time when the old club united with the new." Amidst all ofthe shufflinginthe social club arena over the past fewyears, most clubs have been tied up in the task of figuringout and adheringto the new club policies. They have had little time or energytoinvestin thecreativityofthis process , but, this year, since the implementationwas finally complete, clubs used their members to develop unique ideas and talents thathelped turn the process into a personal time for the club to let their true colors show. - Allison Rector
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