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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
Does this actually happen? How often?
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Yes. Many NIC fraternities require some sort of membership vote prior to initiation.
From my experience, top chapters do not use this vote to actively cut members. But only to release pledges that turn out to not be worthy of membership.
So to use violetpretty's example, a chapter might take a guy they may not originally want, simply to "get his friends". (Benefit of the doubt as it were.) He would now be given the chance to prove he is worthy of that bid (and membership) based on *his own merits*. However, if he does not do that, then he may be voted down - i.e. blackballed.