another thing to consider, would be that the member transferring in from a two year college may not be invited to affiliate with the chapter at the 4 years institution. the two chapters could have widely different personalities, and the transferee would not fit in. there is no guarantee that a member will be allowed to affiliate, plus the volumn of members transferring from two year colleges to four year colleges could be so vast that it would be impossible to accomodate them all.

re: VU/Sigma Pi
 

TSteven, you are correct about your VU/SP post.

The situation was that VU used to be a 4-year college, and Sigma Pi
was founded there. Then VU became a 2-year college. NIC rules (at that
time) forbade chapters at 2-year colleges, but eventually an exception
was made just for Sigma Pi at VU so they could reopen (or keep open)
their Alpha chapter.

Now the NIC does not have a rule against chapters at 2-year colleges.
As Tom Earp mentioned, LXA considered expanding at 2-year colleges
a few years ago (I was at that Gen. Assembly). Before GA, when the
issue was being informally discussed, I sent an email to LXA HQ:
"do NIC rules prohibit this? They used to!" Someone at HQ checked it out with
NIC and found their rules no longer prohibit this.

Still I don't think its a good idea in general....2-year students/colleges
are very different than most 4-year....just think of the turnover!
No one in the chapter would be active more than 2 years!

You have to be invited to affiliate even though you're a fully initiated member? It makes sense that not everyone would be able to live in-house, but am I reading right that you also might not be allowed to affiliated at all with the chapter?

This wouldn't be a big deal in APO. I've never heard of any transfer brother being turned away.

I agree with this, and it's very good, helpful advice.

APO used to have something called extension membership. If I were to bring it back, I would use it as a way for Community College students to pledge at established chapters at 4-year universities.