However, there can be exceptions to this rule. It is a shame, because in nearly all instances you will not be able to join another fraternity should you quit the one you are currently in.
First, you can request a release from your national fraternity and petition to be allowed to join another fraternity. I imagine that this happens in extremely rare situations. The person asking for the release better have pretty solid reasoning for the request. That could be a reasonable request. Regardless, if you are granted your release, then you will be able to join another fraternity. Second, you can get expelled from your fraternity.
In essence, this will mean the fraternity has disassociated themselves from you, and then you will be free join another fraternity. This is often a long, typically arduous process, and there are no guarantees the fraternity you want to join will accept you. What makes both of these options especially challenging is the timeline. You are only in college for four years typically. Brothers who decide to quit do so in years two or three. The problem now becomes that the brother will need the National HQ to expel them or grant them their release.
Initially, the brother who quits has his fate left with the chapter to send up the information. I can think of 3 guys in my chapter that pledged somewhere else first and then pledged Sigma Chi. And one of our most famous members, David Letterman, pledged another fraternity first, de-pledged, and then pledged Sigma Chi. Friendship, Justice, and Learning since Go Tribe! Like a lot of other guys and like the situation you indicated, I pledged a fraternity, then de-pledged because I transferred to another school, where I joined a different fraternity.
So as long as you don't initiate, you're fine. I'm just getting the point that "depledge" refers to disassociating after accepting a bid but BEFORE becoming initiated. I thought it was a post-initiation disaffiliation so I was going to ask why any chapter would accept a de-pledger. Tom Earp. Because another GLO can, as they were not initiated but only recruited to be a possible Full member.
Finding out what happens after pleding is probally why you can pledge one but as long as your not initiated join another. It is once your initiated you learn all the secrets of the said fraternity. Where as a pledge you are only learning what you need to know to be initiated such as the history of the fraternity and some minor details.
Find all posts by noobishactz. I'd highly suggest waiting until you find out for sure where you're going to be. If your new school doesn't have a chapter of X your kind of stuck of course you could always work on starting one. You'll be learning about the tradition, history, etc of a chapter your not going to be part of. Plus some fraternities may have requirements that you need to be a brother for y semesters after your inducted or you cant pledge.
Originally Posted by gruber. Hey man Yeah, sorry my bad. Mind must have been some place else. Pledging and being initiated are two totally different things. I'd assume given your situation there's not much they could do. Plus you'd have a small leg up - you'd already know the greek alphabet, etc things that are "generic" to any fraternity I def' wouldnt do it too often, as brothers might begin to question if you are really committed to the idea of joining a fraternity or if you just plan on keep bouncing around.
But we have accepted a couple ex-pledges from another fraternity into our group this semester, so it is possible to do If you are not so sure then why try to pledge. All Rights Reserved. The answer is no. And I say that as a recently graduated fraternity alum. Previous Slide Next Slide.
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