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Concerned Pledge
I am a pledge and we are fairly far into the pledge process. Initiation is only a few weeks away. I have fallen behind in my studies and my parents are a little concerned and want to me to drop my pledgeship. What is the best way to do this? How should I approach the fraternity and tell them that I must drop my pledgeship?
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Well, if you are only a few weeks away the damage is already done to your studies. In business that's called a "sunk cost"...even if you depledge you will still be behind. After you are initiated you will have less responsibility and can manage your academics AND gain the benefits of fraternity life. I'd honestly stay stick with it...if you depledge you will have wasted all your studies for nothing and it certainly won't suddenly make you up to speed in your classes.
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Discuss your concerns with your Pledge Educator. It is likely that he or another brother had similar worries at some point. Also, are you a freshman? Maybe some of this is more related to adjusting to college than adjusting to fraternity life. |
yes, i am a freshman. I feel that it is taking a decent amount of my time and am wondering how I can address my concerns and potential depledging with my organization.
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I get the feeling the fraternity didn't hurt you academically. |
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More importantly, there is no reason for you to be so rude. |
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Does your fraternity require you go to the library and study? You should probably miss some of the non-required social events in order to study and get back up. This is really blunt but if you flunk out of college you're of no use to the fraternity.
Since you're so close to initiation you should talk to your pledge educator and explain your situation and what is required of actives (though you should have a good grasp of what the actives do by now). If you realize you can't handle classes and just being an active brother maybe you should depledge. Your grades should come first. |
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