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Originally posted by MysticCat81
According to the General Statutes of Phi Delta Theta, section 133:
When any person is proposed to a chapter for membership, every active member of the chapter shall be required to investigate the qualifications of that person for membership in the Fraternity and his worthiness as a future member of the Fraternity. Every member of the chapter shall be entitled to give a full expression of opinion as to the qualifications and worthiness of the person proposed for membership. No person shall be pledged to or become a member of the chapter until the chapter is satisfied of the worthiness of the person and that he meets the requirements for membership in the Fraternity, and until the active members of the chapter at the time the vote is taken, vote in accordance with their chapter’s bylaws to extend to that person a bid to become a member.
This would seem to suggest that it is up to the chapter whether to use a blackball procedure.
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Yes, I would agree with that assement, unless there are other policies that forbid 'blackball' voting.
Also, for those that may not understand 'blackball' voting. The issue with 'blackball' voting is not with method of voting, but on the votes needed. When you run for an office in your chapter, you need only get a majority vote to win (half plus one). Motions are passed by either a majority vote or in certain cases a 2/3 vote. With blackball voting you need a unanimous vote or near unanimous vote. In the bidding shown in "Frat Boys" they needed a unanimous vote. Now, with the person they showed us they were voting on, in the first round he did not get a unanimous vote (I think he got 2-3 no votes), but they worked to get a unanimous vote rather then just saying this guy got no bid.
In my fraternity, blackball voting is forbidden in determining pledges becoming brothers, but this is stated in our National Pledging Standards. Not sure if other policies/documents mention it.
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