sorority initiation
Greek house ceremony
Sorority initiation is the formal ceremony through which new members are admitted to a college sorority, typically following a pledging period.
The rituals are usually secret, involving oaths, symbolic objects, and traditions specific to each organization.
The term sometimes evokes hazing—physical or psychological ordeals imposed on pledges—though most sororities officially prohibit such practices: She couldn't discuss what happened during sorority initiation.
- pledgeBinding promise given
- pledge classProspective Greek organization members
- hazingAbusive initiation practices
- hell weekExtremely demanding time span
- sisterhoodBond among women
big sister · ritual · ceremony · candle ceremony · candles · blindfold · secrets · secret handshake · bonding · Greek · Greek life · chapter · chapter house · rush · bid · bid day · pinning · robes
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
- initiation ritesrite of passage, walkabout, puberty rites, ordeal, coming of age
sorority initiationdisaffiliation
Formal separation from organization
deactivation · dropping out · rejection · blackballing · graduation
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