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Originally Posted by UNC12
I pledged a fraternity in the Spring of 09, however, had to transfer due to a major change the very next semester. The fraternity I joined does not have a chapter at my new university and I was wondering whether or not it would be possible for me to join a different fraternity.
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You say you "pledged" and "joined." Just to be clear, were you actually initiated? Into an NIC fraternity?
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
Swerving into other lane. Anyone feel free to cut me off if necessary.
From what I understand, if you joined an NIC fraternity, you are able to join another one. But there are multiple steps to go through (assuming that you were initiated). First and foremost, you would have to disaffiliate from your current Greek organization. Only then would another GLO even consider you for membership.
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I'm swerving too, but oh well.
Per NIC bylaws, a second fraternity cannot initiate you "until such time as the second fraternity shall have been formally notified in writing by the national office of the first fraternity that a candidate for membership in the second fraternity is no longer regarded as a member of the [first] fraternity." (Article XIII, Section 1.a.(3).)
Based on what has been said here in the past, even with this procedure, there are (inter)national organizations and chapters that will not consider initiating a man who has already been initiated into another fraternity.
ETA: Lane and I cross-posted. I echo his last paragraph.