<p>Hello, everyone, i am very confucious about the fact that I am pledging for a frat in the school i am attending, but I want to transfer to another school...what will happen? Will I be not eligible to be a brother anymore? And what happens if there is no chapter in the school i am going to transfer?
Thanks a lot..</p>
<p>..confucious?</p>
<p>i dont think thats a good idea, unless its a business/engineering, etc. fraternity.
the whole point of a frat is 'brotherhood' supposedly, but whats the point if your leaving?</p>
<p>where do you wanna transfer to?</p>
<p>so I should not join a fraternity if I really want to transfer? I wanna go to UVA or Cornell</p>
<p>*hasitant..</p>
<p>...hasitant?</p>
<p>If you're even considering transferring, I would advise you to NOT pledge for now. Depending on who you want to pledge for, there is a chance that that fraternity won't even be at your new school. And even if they are at your new school, you may realize that these brothers from the fraternity at your new school are different from the brothers you clicked with at your current school (the same fraternity often has very different styles/reputations at different schools). Also, you may end up finding out that you like brothers from another fraternity at your new school. Once you pledge for one social fraternity, you cannot pledge for another, even if you are at a new school.</p>
<p>So, just wait until you know for sure where you will be going. If you decide not to transfer, you can always pledge next semester and if you do transfer you can always pledge for a frat at your new school. Just don't rush into making this type of decision, because you will likely end up regretting it.</p>
<p>i know a kid who joined a frat and then transferred, and then joined a different frat at the new school, i think different frats have different policies on this, and yeah, its a confusing issue, but one thing to consider is if your problem with your current school is social, would joining a frat possibly fix your issue?</p>
<p>thats impossible.</p>
<p>Once you are inducted into a frat after pledging, you CAN NOT pledge another frat.</p>
<p>^^
Not necessarily,
The OP can always de-activate his membership and lose his brotherhood, and pledge to another fraternity at his new school.</p>
<p>^
Although it technically is possible to do that, anyone involved in greek life would tell you just how horrible an idea that is. Joining a frat is a complicated and involved process, so you can't just "deactivate your membership" so easily like it's some kind of club. A big part of pledging for a social frat is binding yourself to that frat, hence the whole elaborate pledge process. Dropping your fraternity letters for any reason is a big deal and IMO it is a knock on your character. Your old brothers would probably never want to talk to you again, and your potential new ones would automatically look at you unfavorably (if you dropped your letters once, what would stop you from doing it again). Also, when you pledge for a fraternity, you pretty much spend that semester as the fraternity's bit** and if you are transferring, you would never reap the true benefits of pledging for one. So like I said earlier, just do yourself a favor and wait a semester until you know for sure what your longterm college plans are.</p>
<p>^
I am involved and greek life, and understand the impact de-activating can have on someone, considering I have seen it happen (not in my fraternity, but in another one.) I was simply trying to point out a possible way of 'getting out' of a fraternity, however, I do not agree with it. The poster I was replying to said it was impossible, and that assumption misguides the OP.</p>
<p>I don't know anything about fraternity rules, but I know about panhellenic (sorority) rules. I think fraternity rules are probably similar. Once a girl is a member of a panhellenic sorority, she cannot join another, even if a new school does not have a chapter or her sorority. Some schools have sororities on campus that are not panhellenic (just as some schools have fraternities that are not actual greek letter organizations ... more like social or service groups). Those would be okay to pledge. </p>
<p>My suggestion would be not to pledge if you think you will be transfering. Even if there is a chapter of your fraternity on the new campus, you may not want to be a part of that chapter. You might not feel comfortable joining the new chapter, because chapters are different depending on the young men who belong. If you stay at your current school, you can always pledge next year.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot, guys, bt since i have started the pledging process, is it going to hurt the feelings of brothers if i asked to end the process?</p>
<p>Do you have a manual? You should be able to look up the rules for your fraternity. I was a sorority advisor, and we had girls suspend their pledging ... maybe that is an option your fraternity allows? I would be willing to bet you can find that on the official website (or you could email HQ and ask). You have a valid reason to suspend your pledging. If you suspend, it is not a "no thanks" to the guys, and you can resume pledging if you end up returning to school. It might be an option for you.</p>
<p>Loleo, it might hurt their feelings, but honestly it is still MUCH better if you drop it now than if you go through with the whole process and drop your letters next year. The longer you wait, the harder it will be for you, and the worse it is going to be when you actually decide to do it. My advice to you is to just tell this fraternity the truth that you are not sure whether or not you are transferring, and that you want to wait a semester to know where you will end up before going through with the whole process. They should understand, and if they don't screw them, they probably aren't worth it anyway.</p>
<p>I found these rules. I realize the OP was asking about fraternities, but this may interest others: </p>
<p>The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is the body that governs 26 inter/national women’s Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. The Panhellenic Compact has been discussed and agreed upon by all sororities. You can learn more about NPC at National</a> Panhellenic Conference: Welcome</p>
<p>The Panhellenic Compact provides:</p>
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<li><pre><code> A woman who is or who has ever been an initiated member of an existing NPC fraternity shall not be eligible for membership in another NPC fraternity.
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<li><pre><code> To be eligible to pledge an NPC fraternity chapter on the campus where a woman is enrolled, she shall be regularly matriculated according to the definition of matriculation established by that institution.
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<li><pre><code> No female student shall be asked to join an NPC fraternity during any school recess except during a formal membership recruitment period and the ensuing continuous open bidding held immediately prior to an academic term.
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<li><pre><code> A signed Membership Recruitment Acceptance or a Continuous Open Bidding Acceptance is binding. If a potential member receives a bid under the preference system, she is ineligible to be pledged to any other NPC fraternity on the same campus for one calendar year. If a potential member does not receive a bid under the preference system, she is eligible for COB.
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<li><pre><code> Each College Panhellenic Council shall establish a Bid Day to conclude the formal membership recruitment period. A Bid Day is the scheduled time when invitations to membership are issued.
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<li><pre><code> A woman who has had her pledge broken by an NPC fraternity, or who has broken her pledge to an NPC fraternity, may not be asked to join another NPC fraternity on the campus for one calendar year from the date she was originally pledged. However, she may be repledged by the same NPC fraternity chapter at any time within that calendar year.
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<li><pre><code> When a woman who has been pledged but not yet initiated transfers to another campus, her pledge is broken, and she is eligible to pledge an NPC fraternity on that campus at the earliest opportunity.
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</ol>
<p>Women who have been pledged but not yet initiated into a chapter whose charter has been rescinded or relinquished or of a colony that has been dissolved shall be eligible to pledge another NPC fraternity immediately following the official release by the NPC fraternity</p>