Delta Chi Delta inductee John Cody listens to club members during commitment week. Many inductees had to wear club colors, certain types of clothing and carry pledge books to fulfill requirements during the week. Photo by Daniel Dubois. Senior Alex Johnson and sophomore Jimmie Douglas, Titan members, greet prospective inductees during the men's social club open house. The event provided a time for club members to meet students who were interested in joining a social club and for new students to learn about the clubs. Photo by Ashlee Johnson. INI?U?iION w'e-e-ill UNI~Ie-~ ?L.-Uf7Iv1e-Iv1f7e-~, INI?U?ie-e-~ Senior Zeta Rho member Melanie Cagle dresses up in her pajamas for the Zeta Rho pajama party mixer. Mixers gave club members a chance to show potential inductees the personality and character of the club. Mixers also gave inductees a chance to get to know the club members on a more personal level. Photo by Ashlee Johnson. Q Induction ~~-------------=S-o~ci~a~I~C~lu~b~s Each new school year brings excitement to campus for a variety of reasons. One reason is the start of the social club year. The club process began earlier this year than ever before. In fact, club presidents and vice presidents began planning their induction week last spring. The leaders ofthe clubs set many goals for their members as well as for those who were pledging. Students joined clubs for different reasons. lviany of those reasons revolved around getting to know other people. "I loved induction week," freshman Jarred Crow said. "I grew close to my pledge class. It made me realize that I need to rely on other people and not always rely on myself." According to senior Knight's member Jeff Goff. clubs can have a large impact on a student's social and spiritual life. "Clubs aid in building relationships with fellow Christian brothers and sisters," Goff said. Many friendships were formed during and after induction week. "A big reason why I wanted to join a club was to be active in community service," sophomore Chi Omega Pi ind uctee Eliza beth Rampey said. "I also wanted to be able to do other club activities like functions." One of the goals for many clubs during pledge week was to unify the inductees and the members. "Our goal was for the pledge class to be unified, for them to develop an intense loyalty for Knights," Matt Shaner, president of Knights, said. "It was important that they be unified with each other spiritually. " "Induction week was a lot of fun," junior Taylor Davis said. "It was fun getting to know the girls. We had been praying about our pledge class, and God really blessed us with a great one." "We wanted to let the girls know that we wanted our club to be spiritually focused and for the girls to be strong as a pledge class." - Jody Knight
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