criminal record

[kae]

I am interested in joining a Fraternity, but I have a criminal record. Will i be denied the opportunity to join with a criminal record.

[knight_shadow]

Depends on the organization.

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Depends on the organization.

And probably depends on the crime.

Speeding ticket? Ehhh...fine

1st Degree Murder? No.

[knight_shadow]

^^ To be honest, that's not definitive either. Obviously, murder was an extreme, but there really isn't a sliding scale of acceptable crimes. It's going to depend on the GLO.

[GeorgiaGreek]

As the others have said, it does depend on the organization and the crime. If your record was minor enough or "explainable enough" to be admitted to a university, I think most fraternities would be able to look past it if they wanted to give you a bid, but some may have national policies preventing it or may not want to take the risk.

[kae]

Thank you

[Firehouse]

How is the fraternity going to know?

[trisigma212]

Originally Posted by Firehouse

How is the fraternity going to know?

Criminal records can be public record. 8 seconds and google.

[Firehouse]

You're right. If someone was looking they could find it. But who looks? Sororities might research their pledge class, but fraternities generally don't. I would think that the worst that would happen is the guy gets blackballed. After he's initiated, it's a moot point.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Firehouse

You're right. If someone was looking they could find it. But who looks? Sororities might research their pledge class, but fraternities generally don't. I would think that the worst that would happen is the guy gets blackballed. After he's initiated, it's a moot point.

Again, all of this is dependent on the organization.