The pledge period before becoming a brother of Alpha Delta is one that is invigorating, fulfilling, enlightening, educational...intimidating? No, not really that last part. But it certainly is a journey, one that teaches each pledge what it takes to be an official brother of UMaine's service fraternity. During the pledge period, that lasts for a semester with pledges becoming brothers in an induction ceremony that takes place near the close of the semester, pledges learn what it is to do community service as a part of a team. Many who join have performed community sevice in the past, thus explaining their interest in the group. Most have not, however, worked as closely as they will learn to do with their newfound brothers to complete projects throughout their time here at UMaine.
So what goes along with pledging Alpha Delta? Pledges are required to complete 15 hours of service during their pledge period, and complete fundraising hours on top of that. Service hours can be earned by participating in various projects organized by the fraternity such as the Late Night Local, Food Drive, Parents' Night Out, Maine Day events, etc. Fundraising hours involve any projects that raise funds to help the support the fraternity's projects financially. While most fraternities are known for hazing their pledges by waking them in the middle of the night to perform outrageous stunts, demanding that they drink copious amounts of alcohol, and other ridiculous and sometimes dangerous deeds, Alpha Delta does not believe in hazing, thus further supporting their clean image as a responsible, service-oriented group. So not only do they have fun as brothers and have something good to put on their resume, but the pledging period these young men go through also isn't all that bad. Sound good? Students at UMaine seem to think so.
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