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Originally Posted by prepster
I've been a member of my fraternity, call it ABC, for 2 and a half years now. I have held all kinds of positions and have lived in our house my entire time here. However, this past year I have found myself constantly questioning whether this house is the right place for me. I joined as a freshman for all the wrong reasons, and now I have a bunch of friends in other fraternities and feel that I would fit in other houses so much better. My question is, is there a way to disaffiliate with fraternity XYZ and rush/pledge another house this upcoming fall???
I really love greek life and what it stands for, but right now, the house I'm in does not have these same beliefs. Please help me. Thanks!
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If you can share, how different are the "beliefs" that you feel you cannot stand up for them? You don't have to be best friends with every brother. Chapters shift as people graduate and join. You might try to find something within your org that you do feel passionate about, such as the philanthropy, mentoring new members, etc.
To me, it would be a huge shame to throw away two years of brotherhood, as well as the potential for an active and rewarding alumnus/lifetime experience. And who says that you cannot have friends in other fraternities? And what's to say if you did become a member else where and it didn't live up to your hype or you grew bored? You don't know for sure that you would necessarily fit better into another one anyway.
But if you just don't believe in your fraternity anymore, I don't know what to say. And good luck joining another one. Dependng on your group's affiilation/umbrella org, the answer may be an absolute "no" in many cases. In the NPC, once you initiate, you can never initiate into another NPC sorority.
Brotherhood/sisterhood is WHAT YOU MAKE IT. Not what you get.
Best of luck in your decisions.