<p>I understand it wouldn't be a good idea but what if i were to pledge a frat I like a lot at my current school and possibly transfer to a different school which just so happens to be my dream school? Would I be looked down upon as a traitor in a way? Would the frat at Univ. of Illinois reject me because I left my previous frat/school? Does this sort of scenario ever occur?</p>
<p>Frat life is very attractive to me and I would really like to join the frat here but my end goal is to transfer to Univ. of Illinois (dream school). However, i dont know how long it will take to accomplish that because I did not have the greatest high school stats. It may be two years before I can transfer.</p>
<p>I know the same frat at Univ. of Illinois is a good frat because my buddy knows most of the guys.</p>
<p>Im guessing that if you like the frat allot, and the frat brothers enjoys your company alot than you may not run into any problems breaking the news to them, but this appeals to those who has been apart of the frat for as long as it takes to build respect. </p>
<p>If the frat brothers don’t care if you are around or not than this too should be no big deal when you break the news to them. </p>
<p>But I can imagine you might be pledging to that frat that involves brothers that respects you and others that have not yet build up enough respect for you, this sort of relation is intermediate to that of the above 2 situations in which some of the guys might not accept the news as soon as others, but im sure if everyone is mature in the frat they will all eventually get over it, after all, im kind of guessing its not the frat that you are pledging to, that you are leaving, but its the chapter, in which you all should still remain brothers for life once you re-pledge, just from afar.</p>
<p>If you join a frat at your current school, and are initiated as a brother, you are a brother in that fraternity for life - regardless of school affiliation.</p>
<p>If you transfer to another school (after you are initiated as a brother), you are free to join your fraternity’s chapter at your new school. However, keep in mind the frat at your new school may have a different makeup of brothers (different social types, etc), so you may or may not fit in. It will be about making new bonds and friendships with brothers at your new school.</p>
<p>One thing you cannot do is join one fraternity at one school, transfer and then join a completely different fraternity at another school. That is a big no-no.</p>
<p>When I was in a frat at my other school (we don’t have a chapter of my fraternity at my current school), there were a few guys that transferred from other chapters. They were welcomed with open arms - brothers of different chapters tend to do that. One of the guys stuck around and was an active brother until he graduated. The other guy didn’t really fit in (he found a different social circle to move in) and he ended up being inactive.</p>
<p>However, I wouldn’t recommend joining a frat at your current school if your only intention is to transfer later (within the year). That wouldn’t make a lot of sense. Don’t put yourself in that box.</p>