Tri Delta chapter at Miami suspended

[ForeverRoses]

I sorry that the chapter closed.

I am curious, what happens to the pledges/new members. They obiviously wanted to be in a greek org, which is now gone for 2 years. They have yet been initiated, so they aren't unaffiliated collegate members (I think that's the term Tri Delt used), so are they just SOL? Can they re-rush another group, or are they bound by the 1 year rule? I feel worse for them than the actives. At least the actives can still become active alumna members.

[EtaEpsilove]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I sorry that the chapter closed.

I am curious, what happens to the pledges/new members. They obiviously wanted to be in a greek org, which is now gone for 2 years. They have yet been initiated, so they aren't unaffiliated collegate members (I think that's the term Tri Delt used), so are they just SOL? Can they re-rush another group, or are they bound by the 1 year rule? I feel worse for them than the actives. At least the actives can still become active alumna members.

As an alum of Miami University, the recruitment rules would allow the pledges to go through recruitment again next winter (2010). I'm assuming they were still pledges and had not yet been initiated. I am pretty confident that if this happened prior to initiation, Miami would allow them to go through recruitment again next year.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by EtaEpsilove

As an alum of Miami University, the recruitment rules would allow the pledges to go through recruitment again next winter (2010). I'm assuming they were still pledges and had not yet been initiated. I am pretty confident that if this happened prior to initiation, Miami would allow them to go through recruitment again next year.

They were definitely still pledging and not initiated. The chapter is closed, so their pledge is broken. They can accept bids today if they are offered to them. That's an NPC rule and has nothing to do with what Miami would allow.

[EtaEpsilove]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I sorry that the chapter closed.

I am curious, what happens to the pledges/new members. They obiviously wanted to be in a greek org, which is now gone for 2 years. They have yet been initiated, so they aren't unaffiliated collegate members (I think that's the term Tri Delt used), so are they just SOL? Can they re-rush another group, or are they bound by the 1 year rule? I feel worse for them than the actives. At least the actives can still become active alumna members.

Originally Posted by 33girl

They were definitely still pledging and not initiated. The chapter is closed, so their pledge is broken. They can accept bids today if they are offered to them. That's an NPC rule and has nothing to do with what Miami would allow.

I know for a fact, that if they were pledging Tri-Delt, they could NOT accept a bid today if it were offered. Because they accepted a bid (doesn't matter where), they have to wait a calendar year to go through the process again. It's the same thing as if I had pledged XYZ for two weeks, decided it wasn't for me and dropped out. The next day I could NOT accept a bid to ABC. I would have to wait a year until next recruitment before I could receive another bid. That's an NPC rule.

[ThetaDancer]

Originally Posted by EtaEpsilove

It's the same thing as if I had pledged XYZ for two weeks, decided it wasn't for me and dropped out.

No, it's really not the same thing at all, actually.

[EtaEpsilove]

Originally Posted by 33girl

They were definitely still pledging and not initiated. The chapter is closed, so their pledge is broken. They can accept bids today if they are offered to them. That's an NPC rule and has nothing to do with what Miami would allow.

For more information see the NPC website, but this came directly from there, "A woman who has had her pledge broken by an NPC fraternity, or who has broken her pledge to an NPC fraternity, may not be asked to join another NPC fraternity on that campus for one calendar year from the date she was originally pledged. However, she may be repledged by the same NPC fraternity chapter at any time within that calendar year. (6)"

They have to wait a year.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

actually. ..

from the Green book ...

III. The Panhellenic Compact
...
8) Women who have been pledged but not yet initiated into a chapter whose charter has been rescinded or relinquished or of a colony that has been dissolved shall be eligible to pledge another NPC fraternity immediately following the official release by the NPC fraternity

So, per this clause, they should be eligible to be pledged immediately .. .the problem, though, is that most of the NPC groups at Miami took quota and are over total so do not have any spots open to offer.

[Blue Skies]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

actually. ..

from the Green book ...

III. The Panhellenic Compact
...
8) Women who have been pledged but not yet initiated into a chapter whose charter has been rescinded or relinquished or of a colony that has been dissolved shall be eligible to pledge another NPC fraternity immediately following the official release by the NPC fraternity

So, per this clause, they should be eligible to be pledged immediately .. .the problem, though, is that most of the NPC groups at Miami took quota and are over total so do not have any spots open to offer.

Agree.

I think that Tri-Delta took the correct action, but what a shame for the new pledges and all of the sisters. My heart goes out to them.