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Zeta Rho chooses different approach to pledging

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September at ACU means the social clubs are preparing for the frenzy that is rushing. This year, Alpha Kai, Kojies, Siggies, and GATA will be joined by a new club, Zeta Rho. After a twelve-year hiatus, Zeta Rho  rechartered last spring and has been received with open arms by the other clubs. This is their first go at Rushing/Pledging and the ... [Read More…]

Meeting details fall pledging process

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By Nikki Wilson Social clubs have been a part of ACU's campus since 1919. Freshmen had their first chance to get involved Monday at an interest meeting. Mark Jackson, director of student organizations and programs, said he was encouraged by the number of students who attended the first meeting. "It's the heart of what we are about," Jackson ... [Read More…]

Three clubs welcome Bid Night pledges

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Pledging returned to campus Friday night as three social clubs accepted pledges for spring Bid Night. Students pledged to men's clubs Frater Sodalis and Pi Kappa and the recently rechartered women's club, Zeta Rho. The pledging process will last three weeks this semester. Tara Lowe, sophomore elementary education major from Springtown and ... [Read More…]

Three clubs to participate in spring pledging

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Students interested in pledging a social club will not have to wait until the fall to do so. ACU men's social clubs Pi Kappa and Frater Sodalis as well as a re-charter of women's social club Zeta Rho will participate in spring pledging.  The typical pledging requirements, such as being a sophomore by hours and having at least a 2.5 GPA, still ... [Read More…]

Pledging comes to an end

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For five weeks, the campus of Abilene Christian University has resounded with shouts of female students proclaiming their appreciation to a landmark on campus, males dressing in formal attire and noticeable amounts of students with sleep deprived faces sprinkled around the school. The culprit to all of these is social club pledging, a five-week ... [Read More…]

Pledging in season

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A significant portion of ACU students have undergone a dramatic change of wardrobe over the past week. Pledging for social clubs has commenced since bid night commencing, which means skirts and ties are back in fashion and shouting can be heard from every corner of campus. Mark Jackson, associate director of student organizations and programs, ... [Read More…]

Pledging not worth blind allegiance

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As people we have an intense desire to belong and an insatiable need to justify our actions. We love even the things that make us suffer because of that longing. Our desire to belong leads us to do crazy, painful and sometimes stupid things so our friends won't shun us. This is peer pressure, that need to think our actions are not wasted or out of ... [Read More…]

Photo Gallery: Bid Night events mark start of pledging

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Social clubs introduced their pledges to several time-honored secrets and traditions during Bid Night 2011 activities. From Brats and Flames to NuNus and Novas, and everyone in between, future members got their first taste of club life with a 12-hours marathon ending early Saturday morning. [flickr album=72157627643814587 num=12 size=Square] All ... [Read More…]

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