Sorry to react like that, but "how did you pledge" can be viewed in a number of ways. Carnegie-Mellon is so geeky, the Social Fraternities have their Fraternity Houses WiFi'ed.
(NIC, I *think* the NPHC chapters at U of Pittsburgh let in Carnegie-Mellon students but I don't know)
I'm sure with the numbers the way they are that the Section 43 chair is looking for suggestions. I *know* that the chapters at HBCUs tend to be smaller than those elsewhere, so no pledge classes of 100, but gotta get more brothers there.
Alpha Phi Omega as stepping stone to NPHC brotherhood rubs me the wrong way. Join both if you want, but having us as a checkbox in their application form, ick.
Feel for you on the loss of your linemate.
Randy