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The best chapters have far more prospects than slots in their pledge class, and look for ways to whittle the number down to a managable amount. Nobody enjoys the long meetings going over each prospective to see who gets bids, and I can't imagine vetting out more than thirty or forty guys and giving it proper attention.
Don't take it personally, but it makes some sense to automatically exclude anyone who already fell out of the pledging process. They have a history of not working out (either by their own decision, or chapter action) and therefore have less chance of making it through your program. Better to spend your time working on pledges who don't come with that baggage.
OTOH, if your story is 1) unusual and 2) truthful, and you are otherwise the ideal prospective, you might want to take the gamble.
Under no circumstances lie. you might get away with it for a while, but eventually you'll be found out and even the most member-hungry chapters would probably dump you (after you became emotionally invested in the process, and they wasted a lot of time on you). Not worth it.
my $.02
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