Social club pledges endure a ceremonial night of club traditions and activities on Bid Night, the annual kick off to the five-week long pledging season. Video/editing by Philip Miranda ... [Read More…]
Social clubs to begin grub this week
Pledges for ACU's social clubs will continue their initiation by hosting grubs all over Abilene starting Thursday. Grubs include dinner and skits or slide shows done by the clubs' pledges, said Morgan Myer, president of GATA. Pledges put together the menu and entertainment with the help of the clubs social directors. Each club has its own theme ... [Read More…]
Perkins: Social Clubs spawn juvenility
One of the benefits of coming to college is being in a community of adults. A place where everyone treats everyone else like an equal, and for the most part the cliques and "cool kids" of high school disappear. Yet, with the start of another pledging year some of the disturbing parts of high school social hierarchy are making a debut on ACU's ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Bid Night events mark start of pledging
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…]
New pledges to begin with Bid Night
Tonight, ACU sophomores and other students will partake in the late-night procedures of Bid Night to pledge their respective social clubs. Every fall at ACU, those with at least sophomore hours who wish to pledge a certain social club must undergo activities and events set up by the club in order to join. Bid Night is the beginning of the pledging ... [Read More…]
Video: Students Begin Rushing for Social Clubs
Prospective pledges begin rushing for the various social clubs on the ACU campus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKTMw20uo_U Video/editing by: Kyle Kramer ... [Read More…]
Students Begin Rushing for Social Clubs
Prospective pledges begin rushing for the various social clubs on the ACU campus. Video/editing by: Kyle Kramer ... [Read More…]
Pledging registration deadline Sunday for women
Morgan Myer, psychology major from Richardson, was not entirely sure she wanted to pledge to a social club when she signed up for rushing during her sophomore year at ACU. Yet through rushing, Myer came to realize that social clubs were much more inclusive than they were credited to be, Myer said. She created lasting bonds with women - even if ... [Read More…]
Changes cripple pledging process
With the removal of the physical part of pledging next semester, social club bids will lose much of their significance, both for members and those pledging. Clubs recently were informed that the physical activities that typically play an integral role in pledging will be removed from the process, and pledges no longer will be allowed to perform ... [Read More…]
Clubs prepare spring rushes
Students interested in pledging a social club this fall will have the opportunity to preview each club as spring rushing begins April 18. Students can meet and mingle with ACU's various social clubs at an all-club rush from 5-6:30 p.m. in the campus mall area. Each club then will host two rushes of its own, one per week, from April 19-29. Mark ... [Read More…]
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