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Pledging begins with Bid Night

October 1, 2013 by Madeline Orr

Starting Friday night and not ending until the early hours of Saturday morning, Bid Night was just the beginning of pledging for more than 400 students who are pledging social clubs this semester. Between various locations on and off campus, prospective members of social clubs participated in club activities and traditions throughout the ... [Read More…]

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Large numbers seek women social clubs

September 12, 2013 by Kirsten Holman

About 40 percent more women and about 17 percent more men plan to pledge social clubs compared to last year, according to the Office of Student Organizations and Production, potentially increasing the competition among potential pledges for limited club spots in some clubs. The 325 women who have registered to pledge this year is almost 100 more ... [Read More…]

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It’s OK not to pledge, I promise

September 12, 2013 by Marissa Jones

Small talk is hard. I've never been good at it. When I'm at a loss for how to continue a conversation, I usually just make an excuse to awkwardly walk away - or maybe run. So from pretty early on, I've understood joining a social club was not for me. To be sure, I went to the All-Club Rush my sophomore year. I walked away positive joining a ... [Read More…]

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The Optimist Print Edition: 04.10.13

April 10, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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The Optimist Print Edition: 02.22.13

February 22, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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ZP pledges get in, Pi Kappa still waiting

February 22, 2013 by Katie Greene

Zeta Rho has nine new members as of Wednesday night. The girls' club brought their pledges into their sisterhood after two and a half weeks of pledging. New and old members celebrated the growth of their sisterhood through reminiscing about pledging. "After we got in we took a ton of pictures, ate cupcakes and laughed with one another about our ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Frater Sodalis, Pi Kappa, Pledging, Zeta Rho

Clubs welcome spring pledges

February 1, 2013 by Mark Smith

Three social clubs are preparing for spring pledging to begin with Bid Night on Friday night. Men's clubs Frater Sodalis and Pi Kappa will join women's club Zeta Rho in the abbreviated spring pledging season. The three clubs had the smallest pledge classes of the 11 clubs on campus last fall. On fall Bid Night, which was Sept. 28, eight men ... [Read More…]

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Three clubs preparing for spring pledging

January 25, 2013 by Katie Greene

Frater Sodalis, Pi Kappa and Zeta Rho social clubs are offering spring pledging this semester. Rushes for these clubs began Tuesday and will continue up until Bid Night on Feb. 1. Spring pledging is only two and a half weeks as opposed to five weeks in the fall. Victoria Sun, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Plano, said she was too ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Frater Sodalis, Pi Kappa, Pledging, Zeta Rho

Pledging reaches long-awaited end

November 2, 2012 by Elizabeth Weiss

Pledging, and the noisy rituals that come with it, is over. Zeta Rho pledges were the first to be let in, last Thursday night. Lacey Medlock, sophomore physics major from Garland, is relieved to finally be in club. "I'm happy I don't have to do any more of the pledging stuff and that it's just over and done with now," Medlock said. "We're in and ... [Read More…]

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Meghan Hancock pledging from home

October 31, 2012 by Audrey Schaffner

After a trip to the hospital earlier this semester, where she spent three days in a medically induced coma, Meghan Hancock is pledging Ko Jo Kai from her home. Hancock, sophomore physical therapy major from Fairview, was hospitalized Sept. 4 after collapsing during her Lifetime Wellness class. She was rushed to Hendrick Medical Center where she ... [Read More…]

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