25 Sorority Pledge and Initiation Ideas

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Welcome your new members with exciting games and activities to help them settle in with their new sorority family. A mix between informative and fun-filled sessions will inspire the newest pledge class to bond and create a relationship with the organization that they will come to call home!

Celebrate Your New Members

While the process of recruitment can be a little stressful, show off how fun your sorority can be with activities where girls can let loose and have a blast with the rest of their pledge class.

  1. Plan a Retreat - Take a group trip with the newest members. Reserve a house at the destination of your choice for the weekend so girls can relax and get to know everything about their future best friends with good food, entertaining games and enjoyable sisterhood.
  2. Race on Roller-Skates - Get your racing shoes on and bring everyone to a roller skating rink to listen to great music and enjoy everybody's collective clumsiness. No matter how many times you may fall down, your sisters will be there to pick you up!
  3. Volunteer for a Day - Team up with a local park or organization to bring help to the community and encourage new members to work together for the greater good. Genius Tip: Try these 65 volunteer opportunities and ideas to start getting involved!
  4. Tie Dye T-Shirts - Bring out the coloring dye and some sorority letter t-shirts to start your new members off on collecting all sorts of Greek gear. Girls can learn more about each other and bond while creating their own personalized t-shirt!
  1. Girls Night - Pizza, pampering and pedicures! Host a night just for the new members to take over the sorority house and celebrate sisterhood by indulging with movies and treats.
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