Beta Theta Pi Resignation advice

[mikjaeger3000]

I know what it means to be initiated, I'm not stupid. I was initiated, and they were close down a less than a semester after. I contacted the HQ and they told me about the resignation process. I just want to know if joining another fraternity would be easy for me, and I would like to know if they could deny your request.
I was tricked into joining them as when I was pledging I didn't know they were a colony since they were off campus, and no one told me they were heading for doom,that is another thing that makes me angry with them. I told some of them I was resigning and they don't really care. I don't wanna whine but I wish I had joined another fraternity.

[adpiucf]

Contact the campus Greek Adviser to see if you are eligible to rerush if Beta HQ allows you to resign your membership. It's doubtful at best if you were fully initiated as a brother and not as a pledge, so expect a "no." It doesn't matter if you were "tricked;" it was your job to do all your research before initiating to make sure this was the right fraternity for you. What's done is done, and you don't need to be rude or belligerent with us about your bad decision.

We have no idea what they will say or what the outcome will be. Stop wasting time whining and pick up the telephone to call the Greek Adviser and Beta.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by mikjaeger3000

I know what it means to be initiated, I'm not stupid. I was initiated, and they were close down a less than a semester after. I contacted the HQ and they told me about the resignation process. I just want to know if joining another fraternity would be easy for me, and I would like to know if they could deny your request.
I was tricked into joining them as when I was pledging I didn't know they were a colony since they were off campus, and no one told me they were heading for doom,that is another thing that makes me angry with them. I told some of them I was resigning and they don't really care. I don't wanna whine but I wish I had joined another fraternity.

No need to be a jerk.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by mikjaeger3000

I know what it means to be initiated, I'm not stupid.

What she said. Additionally, you very possibly could be confused there. A lot of groups don't initiate colonists, so if your group was operating and initiating without the sanction of HQ or if maybe you're mistaken, it's worth a call to HQ.

That said, I can't speak for anyone but Sigma Nu, so I'm not sure what that's worth, but we wouldn't care that you had resigned from another group. You'd out of consideration because you were initiated elsewhere.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

What she said. Additionally, you very possibly could be confused there. A lot of groups don't initiate colonists, so if your group was operating and initiating without the sanction of HQ or if maybe you're mistaken, it's worth a call to HQ.

Given what Nick, who is a Beta, said above, I take it that Beta does initiate colony members.

Originally Posted by NickoJCU

When a Chapter (or Colony) is closed, all Active (initiated) members move to Alumni status in the eyes if the General Fraternity.

But yeah, ditto on the attitude.

Originally Posted by mikjaeger3000

I just want to know if joining another fraternity would be easy for me, and I would like to know if they could deny your request.

Not knowing you, not knowing your campus, and not being part of Beta's HQ, we have no idea whether Beta could deny your request or whether joining another fraternity would be easy for you.

You said HQ told you about the resignation process -- did you ask them whether they could deny your request, and if so, what the grounds could be?

Based on previous GC discussions on the subject, the NIC rule is that you may not join another fraternity unless Beta states in writing to the HQ of the fraternity that you want to join that you are no longer a member of Beta. But that doesn't mean a chapter will offer you a bid. Some might, some might not because they choose not to, some might not on general principle (like Kevin says of Sigma Nu above).

We just have no way of knowing.