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Most campuses have a recruitment, or "rush," period
designed to help you learn more about the Greek organizations
on your campus. At some schools you must register for rush
(an easy and harmless process); at others you can just visit
each chapter as you like. In any case, find out when your
campus rush is by talking with members of the Sigma Chi chapter
on your campus.
During Recruitment, talk with the members of every Greek
organization to find out which is right for you. If both you
and the Sigma Chi brothers on your campus agree that Sigma
Chi is the fraternity for you, you'll be extended a "bid,"
or invitation to join.
If you accept your bid, you will enroll in a pledge, or educational
program. The pledge program is designed to teach you more
about Sigma Chi and teach the chapter more about you. The
process of pledgeship consists of intellectual exercises,
shared experiences, and cultivation of friendship of a higher
ordeal - all aimed at enlisting worthy men and meaningful
commitment of lifelong duration. The program is designed to
be mentally, emotionally, and spiritually stimulating, and
therefore hazing and degrading activities are prohibited.
The pledge period culminates with initiation, your first
introduction to the teachings of our Ritual and the beginning
of your life in Sigma Chi. After initiation, you will receive
what we call P.I.T., or post-initiation training, designed
to help you learn more about our ideals and ritual.
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