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Originally Posted by bowsandtoes
We'd (we meaning most UT chapters) would take a look at him but it doesn't automatically mean acceptance. And re-affiliation also doesn't equate to skipping pledgeship. He'd have to go through pledgeship with that year's guys.
That's not really a bad thing though, it would suck to join a chapter without having any pledge brothers. And there are quite a few sophomore in each pledge class.
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So, you're saying that if a member already initiated into UTA, transfered to the UT chapter, which accepted him, would have to "pledge" at UT as well? That just reeks of hazing, to tell a BROTHER, not a pledge, that he has to "pledge" because you don't know what his pledge period was like at his initiating chapter.
I see the argument that you want a transfer to feel like part of a group, but if you want to integrate him into the chapter, I think he'd be able to form friendships by being active in the events, and it would sure help if brothers reached out to him too. I don't see why it is so important to feel connected to a pledge class, as long as a member is making connections in the chapter.
Is that your fraternity's (inter)national policy, by the way?