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Originally Posted by 33girl
"Blackballed" I always thought was after pledging had started and was more to do with not getting initiated.
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"Blackballed" is an old term that can actually refer to several different things. Most of the time though, it is referring to any situation in which the chapter would have to make judgement about an individual without fear of retaliation.
It refers back to the days when most GLOs required a unanimous vote for initiation. They would give each member of the organization a black ball and a white ball. Each member would then walk into the voting booth, and drop off their "white ball" (vote "yes") or their "black ball" (vote "no") in a wooden box with the pledge or PNMs name on it. After everyone voted, the President would walk into the room, and if he saw a single black ball in someone's box they would be considered "black-balled" and they wouldn't be admitted into the organization.
I've heard the voting style used for a number of different things though (including votes to ban specific people from attending events, voting to remove people from the chapter, or voting for an election to office).
Rest assured though. I know of very few chapters that actually require a unanimous vote for anything, more over for membership.
Now, if I were these girls, I wouldn't have told you that you were blacklisted. I would have told you about how excited I was to have you in my chapter, and then work really hard to convince you to join my org...
Then once you got in, I would do everything I could to make your life Hell. (Just kidding :P)