The Pledge Mistress Ch. 37

Note: Pledge Lisa decided that the "position of submission and respect" for the pledge prospects will consist of standing upright at attention, because Pledge Lisa has not yet sworn in as a full member of the Four-Beta sorority. Upon swearing in as a member-in-full-standing, Pledge Lisa will require Pledge Prospect Brittany and Pledge Prospect Erin to kneel when addressing her, in accordance with Chapter 1, section 14 of the Four-Beta Pledge Manual.

Trainer's recommendation: Pledge Lisa recommends that both pledge prospects be allowed to use the pool immediately as part of their remedial PT, and not have to wait until becoming formal pledges.

Later that night Pledge Mistress Tracy added her own comments:

July 23 - 10:30 p.m. Pledge Lisa's request concerning use of the pool approved by chapter president. Pledge Prospect Brittany and Pledge Prospect Erin will be allowed to use the pool at Pledge Lisa's discretion, provided they are under escort and properly undressed before entering the pool area.

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The pressure of life in the Four-Beta Sorority did not let up as July drew to a close, in spite of Tracy's promise of "light at the end of the tunnel". The exhortation to study and perform well academically was more intense than ever, as was the final portion of the Four-Beta training in the evenings. The pledges had to study the sorority's rules, by-laws, and chapter history to prepare themselves for a written examination and the final panel interview.

Of the four pledges, Kathleen by far surpassed the others in mastering the Four-Beta material, because her mind was suited for that type of learning. By the end of July not only did she know the sorority's rules and history; she could actually recite them from memory.

Tracy continued to be stressed about the upcoming volleyball tournaments and worried that the sorority might not match its performance from the year before. As a result, the pledges spent endless hours in the back yard practicing with the juniors. Unfortunately Lisa had to sit out a week of volleyball practice while she waited for her hand to heal and the splint to come off. Instead, Tracy had her perform exercises designed to help her get ready to train, with the hope that once Lisa's splint came off, she could get caught up.

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On top of their own studies, the four pledges took turns helping Brittany and Erin get caught up in their studies. Fortunately, it turned out that Erin shared two classes with Bernadette, Cherine, and Kathleen, so much of what they did with her directly related to their own coursework. Over the next week the two pledge prospects progressed with their assignments, while Alexandra sweet-talked the professors into accepting various papers way past their due dates.

By the beginning of August, the physical appearance of Brittany and Erin had changed dramatically. Erin had to cut her hair to remove the adhesive from the duct tape, and both newcomers dyed their hair back to its natural color. As customary for pledges of the Four-Beta sorority, they quit wearing makeup, jewelry, and nail polish. After just a few days of exercise, plenty of sleep, and healthy food, their health had improved tremendously. Already they were beginning to slim down as their bodies became more toned and the flabbiness from their drinking receded. Their formally vacant expressions vanished, replaced by the determined look of knowing that their lives depended on whether or not they could salvage the semester.

The two newcomers were more fortunate than Lisa's pledge group in on aspect; they had time to gradually get used to the naked lifestyle of the Four-Beta Sorority. Lisa took them into the swimming pool as a reward for completing assignments and, of course they were required to swim naked. The first time skinny-dipping was very difficult, especially for Erin, but the second outing to the pool was much easier. Within a week both pledge recruits had become accustomed to swimming naked and were starting to enjoy it. From skinny-dipping Brittany and Erin progressed to exercising naked whenever they were in the yard. Over time Lisa patiently expanded the amount of time her two charges were separated from their clothing, easing them into their upcoming life of continuous nudity as pledges.

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The arrival of Brittany and Erin forced President Alexandra to quit dwelling on the scandal over Heather and blaming herself for the mistreatment of Pledge Lisa. Instead, she would spend the month of August dealing with the final important fight of her presidency. The Friday following Erin's flight to the Four-Beta House, the sorority was served with an official complaint, signed by most of the university's other sorority presidents, accusing the Four-Betas of "pledge stealing".

The offense the other sororities were accusing the Four-Betas of committing was a serious violation of sorority protocol. The various sororities had an understanding that under no circumstances were they to attempt to recruit each other's pledges. On the surface, the Four-Betas clearly had violated that agreement by taking in Brittany and Erin.

The story, as circulated by the Four-Betas' rivals, was that Tracy and Shannon had deliberately provoked the members of the rival sorority into a fight to get them arrested, with the premeditated purpose of stealing pledges. Along with the complaint was a petition from the other sorority officers demanding that the Four-Betas to drop all assault charges against their rivals, and another document demanding that Brittany and Erin be forced to leave the Four-Beta house and return to their original sorority.

Alexandra showed up at the presidents' meeting to acknowledge the grievance, but had no intention of complying with either demand. She began by noting that Tracy and Shannon had been attacked and were merely defending themselves. There was no denying that fact, because the police report clearly backed the Four-Betas' version of the incident. She emphasized her point by passing out copies of the report. As for the fight itself, if the other women got beat up because they were drunk and out of shape...well, whose fault was that?

As for Brittany and Erin, they were at the Four-Beta house not because they had been lured by anyone, but because they chose to go there. They were just starting to regain their health, restore their grades, and put their lives back together. The Four-Beta president flatly rejected any demands to give up Brittany and Erin, no matter what anyone else said or threatened. She knew that in doing so she was about to unleash a fight between the Four-Betas and the other sororities, but so what? It wouldn't be the first time, nor the last.

The other sorority leaders were infuriated upon hearing to Alexandra's unapologetic defiance concerning the Four-Beta Sorority's vile acts of entrapment and pledge stealing. However, the rival officers were smart enough to realize that taking their complaints to the media would not be a good idea. Already pledging scandals were beginning to make the news, even before the fall semester had started. Going any further with a formal complaint probably would be counter-productive, given that already the police and the university had become very interested in the dangerous hazing practices and underage drinking going on at Brittany's sorority. Unfortunately, the drunken interview from the senior in Brittany's old sorority, especially when contrasted with President Alexandra's courteous thoughtful comments, certainly did nothing to strengthen the position of the Four-Betas' rivals in the eyes of journalists covering the story.

No. The other sororities would have to come up with something else, something that wouldn't involve normal grievance procedures, but instead totally humiliate the residents of the Four-Beta House. That night several of Alexandra's counterparts lay awake, each restlessly pondering what could be done to embarrass the rogue sorority.

One woman hit upon an idea that seemed perfect. The "sex bitches" liked being naked so much...OK, let's make them go public with that. Put 'em on display for the whole world to see.

The university-wide sorority volleyball tournament was coming up...a few small changes in the rules...and we'll give the Four-Betas plenty of exposure...a lot more than even they can handle...