[LAblondeGPhi]

I'm a *little* surprised that there's not some kind of database for NPC orgs to cross-check names with other NPC orgs before initiation.

Several years ago when I was still a recruitment advisor at UCLA, we heard about a transfer student going through spring recruitment who allegedly had either been a pledge or a member of Gamma Phi at another school (at the time, Panhellenic held a semi-structured formalized recruitment for any of the chapters who had space in the spring, even if it was only for a few members - I actually thought it was very helpful, but that's another discussion.)

Turns out she had been an initiated member, but thought she had to go through recruitment again in order to re-affiliate, maybe confusing the part where chapters need to confirm and vote on affiliate members or something. I don't think she genuinely wanted to try to pledge another organization, because she happily affiliated and became an active member once the issue was cleared up.

We had no reason to check our database until we were tipped off that she might be a member, which apparently she herself disclosed during recruitment. At the time, she was half way through recruitment and could have easily been pledged by another organization. Unless the international orgs cross-check with other organizations, no one would have found out.