A Letter To Pledges

So you may receive full benefit and enjoyment from your membership in BETA SIGMA PHI, you will be going through what we call "PLEDGE TRAINING" for the next six months.

You may be asking, "What is Pledge Training? Why is it important?"

Pledge Training is training for membership. It is an important and lovely way to develop friendship among your chapter sisters. It is a time when you learn and come to know the workings and spirit of BETA SIGMA PHI.

How will Pledge Training benefit you? It will allow you to understand the challenges and opportunities BETA SIGMA PHI offers its members and help you look forward to taking the responsibilities of sorority activities. It will create in you an awareness so you will be able to bring vitality to chapter name. Pledge training provides a solid foundation on which to build and best of all, it will cement the precious bonds of friendship with your chapter sisters!

The basic effort on your part will be to read the material assigned from the books, INVITATION TO LIFE and THE BOOK OF BETA SIGMA PHI. At the completion of pledge training you will have fulfilled the requirements for receiving the next degree of BETA SIGMA PHI, the Ritual of Jewels degree.

BETA SIGMA PHI has much to offer you, collectively and as an individual. We of chapter name chapter are excited and happy that you joined us and look forward to sharing with you the very best we have to offer of our abundant Life, joyful Learning and loving Friendship!

Pledge Training - That Important First Step

WHAT IS PLEDGE TRAINING?

Instruction & education about BETA SIGMA PHI.

HOW LONG DOES PLEDGE TRAINING TAKE?

First 6 months of membership.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Develops friendship among chapter sisters.
Provides thorough understanding of the workings & spirit of BSP.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Understanding challenges & opportunities organization offers.
Confidence for taking chapter responsibilities.
Awareness for bringing vitality to your chapter.
Provides solid foundation on which to build your BSP experience.
Cements precious bonds of friendship with chapter sisters.

WHAT IS EXPECTED OF A NEW MEMBER DURING PLEDGE TRAINING?

Read materials assigned from: INVITATION TO LIFE, THE BOOK OF BETA SIGMA PHI, OTHER REFERENCES
Assignments to be read between meetings
Participation

HOW WILL PLEDGE TRAINING BE CONDUCTED?

Vice President conducts pledge training; chapter members assist.
30-45 minutes
As part of our regular meetings
Review & question/discussion sessions of varied & different methods

AFTER PLEDGE TRAINING, THEN WHAT?

New member(s) will be eligible to receive the Ritual of Jewels degree.

To help you with your Pledge Training, click on the link below to go to Chapter 1 of The Strawberry Patch Pledge Training Manual Pledge Training Manual - Chapter 1 - Pledge Training Outline