Dionysus is right, a "neophyte" is someone who has completed all pledging requirements but has not yet been initiated. This is usually something that only lasts a couple days. Of course with a colony it would be different.
The ceremony you went through sounds like a formal pledging ceremony - it DOES NOT mean that you have been fully initiated into the fraternity, and you can pledge another fraternity if you choose to drop.
I agree with everyone that says starting a colony is hard work, but verbal abuse and not receiving the materials you need to run the chapter properly are another matter entirely. This is not "just the way it is" - the national HQ staff is there to serve you, and they need to be told that and not think they can blow off your requests because you are still collegians. It sounds like these guys came in, got y'all to sign up, and now want the colony to do all the work while they sit on their asses and collect the $$$. To quote Mr. 33's new favorite phrase, "That sh!t don't cook."
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