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Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst
Simply put, why would you join a fraternity of individuals you don't know and never took the time to get to know? In other words, using objective criteria, does the candidate(s) know and have a reasonably good social vibe with at least some the brothers? (in hindsight, perhaps using the word "strong" wasn't necessary). If not, being a brother isn't going to make the brothers like you.
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If APO was to use that standard, I can think of a LOT of my chapter brothers who would never have been allowed to pledge, much less become Brothers. I'm including myself in that group, too - when I went to my first rush event I only knew one person in the chapter - she was an acquaintance. I got to know and became close to several brothers during my pledge period and my time as an active. I don't think it made me less worthy as a pledge or a Brother because I didn't have a bunch of BFFs in the chapter before I joined.