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Average number of students depledge from clubs

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Two weeks after the pledging process began, about 20 students have decided to depledge. This number is consistant with the number of students who decided to depledge last fall. Mark Jackson, associate director of Student Organizations and Programs, said almost every club has been impacted in some way by students depledging. "I would say across ... [Read More…]

Please don’t be alarmed, they’re just pledges

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I remember freshman year as if it were yesterday. Welcome Week was a blast and I had met so many new people. I was excited about my classes and the people I would meet. I had never visited ACU before and  I hadn't really heard of  the school, so this all was a new experience for me. The first couple weeks were great, I loved seeing everyone and ... [Read More…]

All but one club see decrease in pledges

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Nearly all social clubs are fostering a smaller number of pledges this year, partly because of the smaller-than-usual sophomore class. The number of pledging participants has dropped from 371 last year to 294 this year. Most clubs were unable to have a full pledge class because of this smaller number. Pi Kappa is the only club this year that ... [Read More…]

Bid night to open pledging

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After weeks of teas, rushes and cuts, female pledge hopefuls have ranked their top social club choices, making way for Bid Night at sundown. Before campus witnesses bright lipstick, yellow skirts and clock calls, prospective pledges were required to rank their preference of women's social clubs. Sarah Kelly, senior Ad/PR major and GATA club ... [Read More…]

The longing only begins with Bid Night

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It is a dark day for you, all of you who are not involved in a social club. Tonight is what is known as Bid Night. The popular, interesting and wanted sophomores have all been selected by the popular, interesting and wanted juniors and seniors who already made it into the brother or sisterhood of the hierarchy of ACU community, the social ... [Read More…]

Pledging curfew to relieve students

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Curfew times for pledging will be the same this year, although false information has been passed around during the rushing process to some students. Curfew is midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on the weekends for sophomores pledging. Mark Jackson, director of Student Organizations and Programs, clarified the rules for curfew during pledging. "The ... [Read More…]

All-Club Tailgate Rush and Women’s Tea planned for weekend

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Rushing begins this weekend with two all club rushes, the All-Club Tailgate Rush Saturday and the Women's Tea Party Rush on Sunday. The Tailgate Rush is a new addition to the rushing schedule. The presidents of each club decided at their presidents meeting that they wanted to put on another All-Club Rush during the fall semester, much like the ... [Read More…]

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