At the Fire Academy, meanwhile, a new group of probationary firefighters listen to some familiar words.
The sorority received a "cease and desist" probationary notice in February after the group was put under investigation for possibly violating the university's no-tolerance policy towards hazing.
Different Pagan groups have different requirements for membership, like a probationary period of study, but there is no formal process of conversion to Paganism generally, and many Pagans never join any group.
But Demetrios G. Papademetriou, president of the Migration Policy Institute, an independent nonpartisan research center in Washington, said the eight-year temporary status for illegal immigrants in the document obtained by USA Today was "essentially the same as the probationary status" envisioned in a proposal developed by a bipartisan group of eight senators.
In June, the department fired Officer McRae and Officer Swain, who was a probationary officer, and asked the Tennessee Equality Project, a gay rights group, to hold training sessions for officers about sexual orientation.
To join the Party, you have to write an application letter to your local party cell, be accepted into a study group, have your thinking and background thoroughly examined, then be approved as a probationary member.
According to staff members, the bipartisan Senate group known as the Gang of Eight is considering a plan to make immigrants wait 10 years in a probationary status before they could apply for green cards, but would then allow them to apply for citizenship after only three years.
If, after a probationary time period, the first two borrowers meet the terms of repayment, then loans are granted to the remaining group members.
Probationary sentences are unusual.
Probationary periods are not recognised.
