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Originally Posted by Kevin
I'd think they'd be given the boot. Our rules clearly specify that a member "must be a man." They do not say "must be a man at the time of initiation" or anything like that. It stands to reason that if they are no longer a man, they are also no longer a member.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
I'm sure all fraternities have means by which a member can be expelled. If a member ceases to meet the minimum requirements which a member must meet, PC or not, they're gone. For us, there are other automatic expulsion rules (like being convicted of a felony, failing to pay dues, etc.)
My interpretation is a literal one -- if one's gender is physically changed, that person, nor the state, nor anyone else views it as a genital mutilation. They view it as gender reassignment.
Far be it from me to tell your fraternity how to treat this situation. How would mine handle it? If you're not a man, you're not a member. Easy.
I don't think a largely conservative, old, traditional organization such as mine is going to wiggle around with shifting definitions of gender so that we can keep a person on the membership roster after gender reassignment. They'll just be out.
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Kevin;
I generally agree with what you post. However your postings here raise questions:
Are these your POV's, your chapter POV's, or your National POV's/rules/regulations?
And if they are your Nationals, are these your interpretations or are they direct from your National?
And are you referring to undergrad membership or alumni? Or both?
As I posted, I had pledge brother under-go a change, as an alumni.
While others knew about it, I found out while going thought Alumni records from National. Which means, at least,
1)Some data entry person received my Brothers formal request to change name, address, and phone number (among other data including at least one bit of information NOT found in general data bases).
2) My Brother changed it on his own and no one noticed it. However, as I pointed out, my Brothers' change is not a secret.
On the other hand, I do not locate the name of a EX-Brother, different chapter, who I know committed a felony. And is now serving hard time for it.
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