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Sneak
Sneak was a quest and party thrown by the Pledges for the Actives. Those actively participating in Sneak were to be divided up into three groups; those hunting for the clues and the final location, those who have been "kidnapped" and held hostage at the end location, and finally those who did not wish to participate in the clue hunt who would have been taken to the final location and party. Pledges left clues for the actives to find that gave hints to both the next clue location and the final party location. There were three purposes to having Sneak:
- To have fun
- To teach the pledge class to work together and gain valuable organizational leadership skills
- To promote friendship and brotherhood
During Krenek Term in Fall 2008, the rules were updated to promote safety and notably banned the use of weapons. As with all Alpha Phi Omega activities, Sneak must follow risk management policy.
In Spring 2010, Sneak in its original form was removed as a pledging requirement in accordance with a request by UC Davis Student Housing. The activity was perceived to have high potential for hazing. The modern game has the same goals and rules as Sneak but without the "kidnapping" aspect. Instead, the rules required pledges to complete other tasks to cause an active to lose the game, such as put stickers onto the active member's forehead. The rules varied depending on the activity's chairperson. Once the active loses, he or she would then be invited to the end location.
For the time being, Sneak has been updated to become a charity event hosted by the pledge class. In Fall 2016, the rules changed in that instead of hosting a party the pledges now try to plan a charity event that can benefit the community while promoting service in the name of Iota Phi-Alpha Phi Omega.
For a list of Sneak and Snake Chairs, see Sneak Chair.
Trivia
- When the Sneak activity was revamped in Spring 2010, it was temporarily renamed to Snake for roughly two years to emphasize the difference between the old activity and the new one. Eventually, the chapter returned to the old activity name.