[FSUZeta]

you have been more than generous by offering to pay for his traffic ticket. and good for him for not taking you up on it-as you said, he is a man of
honor.

if he truly is depledging for a purely financial reason, and does not have his eye on another fraternity, you could continue to meet with him on a social basis. ask him to the parties at the house(with your chapters permission), meet him for lunch or coffee, etc. just keep him as involved as you can and keep in touch.

could his pledgeship be extended thru or deferred until next semester? that way he would not have to go thru spring recruitment and would not be available for another fraternity to snap up. check with your chapter and see if he can defer his bid until next semester.