Class two members become class one after... After Bid Day, new pledges began "induction week." Also known as commitment week, induction week was geared toward promoting spiritual, emotional and physical growth. Sunda"y through Friday night, pledges or class two members, participated daily in activi ties such as service projects, cheer ing at softball games , devotiona ls, shavi ng cream fights, si ll y olymp ics , sports, treasure hunts, dinner parties, talent shows and lectures on club history. Of course, pledge books were also completed. Those may have included facts about class one and two members, information on queens and beaux, signatures, minor and major dates, essays, trivia, club history, journals, club songs and scriptures, interviews and sometimes even pi ctures to color. On Friday night, class two members found out whether they completed enough activities and pledge book assignments to earn class one status and a jersey to wear on Monday. Though probably the most stressful week on campus other than finals week, the induction process did serve its purpose by bonding pledges with each other and with class one members. Friendships were formed quickly as clubs spent several hours a day together during the week. In addition, many pledge classes held meetings together outside of the regular schedul e to catch up on pledge books and offer moral support. Sophomore Seth Bullington, a new member of Knights social club, said, "We had daily meetings wi th only the pledges that really unifi ed us. Also, the members and pledges were bonded in preparation for the annual 'joust' byworking together on armor. " Sigma Tau Sigma pledgeswere assigned the task of making their own induction week t-shi rts, according to new member, freshman Bryant Johnson. "We shopped together and then worked together to complete the shirts," he said. "That really helped the pledges to get to know each other. " Many clubs tried to put the focus of induction on unity. Kelly Dowdy, a freshman who pledged Kappa Gamma Epsi lon, said, "Our whole last night focused on unity. Plus, we had one specific night where unity among the pledges was stressed." Alpha Tau Epsilon also included unity building activities on Friday night , according to freshman Matt Owen. "The pledges had to build a bonfire together and, if a pledge fe ll or got behind whi le we were in the woods, we had to start our activity over. We learned to encourage each other," Owen said. Activities such as these led to a stronger pledge class and ultimately to a stronge r club. - Emily Haas Brown Michelle Rollet, an OECE pledge, involves herself in the traditional shaving cream fight by smothering Jeanuth Lewis, a Theta Beta Kappa pledge, in shaving cream. These kinds of "friendly " fights took place every year during induction week. All ofthe small clubs were involved in one big shaving cream fight this year on the old football field behind Brackett Library. INDUCTION W EEK 189 ..
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