Colonization and initiation. Beginning. Middle. End?

[Thetagirl218]

My colonization experience was fairly similar to the others that have been posted thus far. When the chapter was colonized, I was a new member, when we were chartered, I went through initiation.

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

ETA: Colonists go through the Pledge Ceremony, so the pledges to the Colony are actually Pledging other Pledges

This was the process for some of my guy friends who were founding fathers of their fraternity. They had a Fall pledge class, and a Spring pledge class during which time they were a colony and all of them were pledges. They all became the Alpha class when they were initiated in the end of the Spring when the chapter was chartered.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

This was the process for some of my guy friends who were founding fathers of their fraternity. They had a Fall pledge class, and a Spring pledge class during which time they were a colony and all of them were pledges. They all became the Alpha class when they were initiated in the end of the Spring when the chapter was chartered.

Interesting. With us, once the colonists have pledged (the beginning of Phase II that I described above), no other men can join the colony until after initiation/chartering. Again, though, that occurs 8 weeks after pledging.