<p>I plan on attending a college and then transfering to cornell (guaranteed transfer) after a year...I want to join a fraternity at the first school im going to, how would it work out when i transfer??Would a frat even want to give me a bid if they know I will probably leave after one year?</p>
<p>Would i automatically be able to live at the same frat at cornell or would i have to go through pledging again?</p>
<p>I am not in a frat</p>
<p>What is the point. i would join a frat just to mess with the underclassmen who come after me. Seems fun and i did it and still do it as I play football.</p>
<p>so idk</p>
<p>Many frats require that you live in their house a semester or two. So maybe you just shouldn't tell them if that's the case.</p>
<p>What is your reason for joining a Frat vanillaice300?</p>
<p>Yeah being in a frat is about brotherhood. Your reason is obviously not that. Are you afraid you might be left out of the party scene? I don't know about Cornell but usually that isnt the case (barring USC and UCSD)</p>
<p>if cornell has the same fraternity as the one you join and you've been a member in good standing in your previous chapter, i don't see why becoming a member at cornell would be a problem. then again, it definitely depends on the individual policies of the organization. also, you may change your mind about transferring (i know that's what has happened to several friends after finding their niche in their frat/sorority), so it's probably not worth bringing up until you're dead-sure that you'll be leaving. that's just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>Well, I had a friend who was a frat member first semester in IWU, but he had to transfer in the second semester to Benedictine for financial reason. He displedged from his fraternity.</p>
<p>When you join a fraternity, you are a member for life. So if you join it at your first school, and then transfer to Cornell you would be a member at Cornell as long as the fraternity you joined also has a chapter at there. But keep in mind, just because you fit in with the brothers at your first school, doesnt mean that you will fit in with the brothers at Cornell (if there is a chapter there). The repuation, brothers, house, and basically everything change from chapter to chapter. You can still join a fraternity at Cornell as a sophomore. I actually transferred to Cornell as a freshman and ended up joining a house as a sophomore. If you plan on going to Cornell your junior year, then a fraternity at Cornell is not going to happen (usually). My recommendation is to transfer to Cornell ASAP and then join a fraternity here. You will feel much closer to the brothers here if you pledge with them. It is more than just being a member of the same national fraternity. Also, you will be able to spend more time at Cornell, as it is a fantastic place to be.</p>
<p>Although you may remain affiliated with the national office, many fraternities' bylaws require a chapter vote to be assimilated into a new chapter. So if you transfer, you need to be voted on in MANY circumstances, although you will still be a member of that fraternity, just not that chapter/</p>
<p>If you know you're going to transfer after only one year, I'd recommend waiting and then joining at Cornell. You can't switch national fraternities after you've been initiated, and you might not get along as well with the Cornell brothers. It's more important to be in a position to choose a chapter you'll feel close to when you're going to spend three years with them.</p>