One professional pledge activity that many professional fraternities engage in is volunteer work. Volunteer work can help build a professional resume and help pledges learn about different opportunities for volunteer work in the business world. There are a variety of suitable volunteer opportunities for pledges, including volunteering in a school, volunteering to help as an unpaid intern for a local business or government office, cleaning up a public area or acting as a mentor to underprivileged children.
Another idea for professional pledge activities are topics that can become career-building opportunities. These activities are designed to help students boost their career potential. These activities can include helping local businesses, resume-writing workshops, classes on professionalism, speaking classes and other useful activities that will help young people succeed in the business world.
Fund-raising is always a useful activity for professional pledges. A fund-raiser can help raise income for the professional fraternity, for local charities and organizations, or to help the school itself. Members can engage in a variety of fund-raising types. Engaging a well-known professional speaker to give a lecture to the pledge students on professional topics suits the professional theme of the fraternity more than other fund-raisers, such as car washes or door-to-door sales.
The fraternity can host meetings professional topics for local business owners or students. The fraternity can ask professors, college faculty, local business owners and local politicians to speak on encouraging topics, such as professionalism in the work place and the importance of good study habits for the pledge members. These meetings will not only encourage professional behavior, but they will also increase the opportunities for fraternity members to advance their careers.