Re-Pledging?

[crosscaravan]

I have no experience with re-pledging myself, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt, but I'm going to throw my two cents in here...

- I think you'll be eligible for this formal recruitment, since it's been a year since you pledged (unless the timing is different because of how far into the new member period you were - I wouldn't know, due to lack of experience). I don't think it would hurt for you to register, so you may as well pay a trip to the Greek Life office and speak to someone there about your situation. If you end up having to register, well, you'll already be there to do it!
- That said, you're not guaranteed a bid, even with your former chapter. That's not to say they aren't understanding young women - I've never met any of them personally, so I really can't make any judgments of them - but there may be some who could be skeptical about it if you've had to de-pledge because of outside circumstances already, even if you have organized your finances in advance and worked things out with your family. It's just human nature to think that problems from the past might crop up again.
- If you do go through formal recruitment, you should probably be prepared for a healthy dose of skepticism coming from people in chapters that you met the first time you went through. You and your former sisters may know the details of your situation, but most likely others won't - so there may be more than just a few girls who are trying to figure out why you're doing this again, and there may be some who make up their own minds before hearing what you have to say.
- Additionally, the dynamics of the chapters could have changed with the addition of the new member class you would have been a part of, and anyone who came through in the spring. You might end up being surprised by what you find!

First and foremost, though, you should make use of the resources you have on campus. Go to your Greek Life office. Double-check to make sure contacting your ex-sisters wouldn't get them in trouble with formal recruitment coming up so soon. With so many things that differ from person to person and campus to campus, there's really not much we can do for you on a message board, aside from give you the usual generic advice.

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by crosscaravan

I have no experience with re-pledging myself, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt, but I'm going to throw my two cents in here...

- I think you'll be eligible for this formal recruitment, since it's been a year since you pledged (unless the timing is different because of how far into the new member period you were - I wouldn't know, due to lack of experience). I don't think it would hurt for you to register, so you may as well pay a trip to the Greek Life office and speak to someone there about your situation. If you end up having to register, well, you'll already be there to do it!
- That said, you're not guaranteed a bid, even with your former chapter. That's not to say they aren't understanding young women - I've never met any of them personally, so I really can't make any judgments of them - but there may be some who could be skeptical about it if you've had to de-pledge because of outside circumstances already, even if you have organized your finances in advance and worked things out with your family. It's just human nature to think that problems from the past might crop up again.
- If you do go through formal recruitment, you should probably be prepared for a healthy dose of skepticism coming from people in chapters that you met the first time you went through. You and your former sisters may know the details of your situation, but most likely others won't - so there may be more than just a few girls who are trying to figure out why you're doing this again, and there may be some who make up their own minds before hearing what you have to say.
- Additionally, the dynamics of the chapters could have changed with the addition of the new member class you would have been a part of, and anyone who came through in the spring. You might end up being surprised by what you find!

First and foremost, though, you should make use of the resources you have on campus. Go to your Greek Life office. Double-check to make sure contacting your ex-sisters wouldn't get them in trouble with formal recruitment coming up so soon. With so many things that differ from person to person and campus to campus, there's really not much we can do for you on a message board, aside from give you the usual generic advice.

I don't know...I've seen/heard about so many cases where the Greek Life office are just clueless about things NPC. It really depends on where she goes to school.

I'm not schooled on all things NPC Green Book but the bid she accepted should be good and binding for one calendar year and may be re-pledged within that time. We had a girl who found herself in a similar situation in the Fall but Initiated in the Spring (we did COB) because her bid was still good. I know the OP's case is different because she's approaching the one year mark very soon.

The chapter might just give their sorries and best wishes to her, but I really think she should contact the sorority as soon as possible.

[crosscaravan]

Originally Posted by Always AlphaGam

I don't know...I've seen/heard about so many cases where the Greek Life office are just clueless about things NPC. It really depends on where she goes to school.

That's true. I mostly meant she should check with the Greek Life office about the silence rules first - since they can differ from campus to campus. Sorry if that wasn't clear! My chapter has had issues with being hit with rush infractions when PNMs approach us about anything, even when we just give them the standard "Sorry, we're not supposed to talk about that at this time," and since formal recruitment is due to start at her campus next weekend, they may already be in the really strict part of their silence period. I'd hate to see something like that happen elsewhere, especially in a case like this where it's not a "dirty rush" situation, but someone who honestly just wants information.