Pledge Shouldn't Drop

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by mppVT08

oh yes, its not that hard to get a big ticket like that in va.....ohh virginia.

You ain't kiddin! The cops on I-95 are horrible!!!

To the OP, I hoped you two were able to work something out. A "scholarship" is a dumb idea but I think a "loan" from the chapter as a whole might be good. That way, he's still held accountable for his actions. Otherwise, I would also look into extended pledgeship. My boyfriend did that in his fraternity since he was too busy to pledge that first semester (ROTC stuff I think) so he was a pledge for two semesters. He said he didn't mind it so much and just made him appreciate being a brother that much more and since by then he was older, he got to live in the house. And houses at UGA are pretty nice...

[kddani]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

but I think a "loan" from the chapter as a whole might be good. That way, he's still held accountable for his actions.

Sorry, I am going to have to STRONGLY disagree. A fraternity is not in the business of making loans to its members for things that they screwed up. Now, some of our groups have loans or other financial assistance for members who are going through an extreme hardship (such as, I don't know- cancer or other very serious illness), but those are done on a national level for the most part.

A $400 is a f*&k up, not an extreme hardship. Giving an loan is still awarding his illegal behavior. Not to mention the messiness it could make administratively and practically.

Help him get a job.