Fraternity AI

[als463]

You know, we've generally talked a lot on here about sorority AI, yet I have rarely seen much about fraternity AI. Does it not exist?

Do any fraternities do AI? If so, who? What are the general conditions of joining? I know for Phi Mu (a sorority-so, I know this may not count) they like for you to have some sort of connection to the sorority, like being a mother, sister, child, etc. If you have a great resume and you are willing to do community service-those are some "basic" things you should expect to have, in order to AI. I'm not saying I am a great big fan of AI, but I understand it has a purpose.

If anyone wants to share fraternity AI stories in this thread, please do. If I have not looked hard enough to find any-please excuse my thread and the Moderators are more than welcome to erase my thread.

Discuss.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Hmm interesting point. I don't really understand AI well enough to be sure, but I think the closest thing NIC fraternities have is Honorary Membership.

[ASTalumna06]

I know of at least one NIC fraternity that has alumni initiation. I won't mention the specific fraternity if they do not want it to be announced in such a way. And from what I understand, it is only fathers of members who are elibile.

[pshsx1]

For SigEp we have Renaissance Brothers. An RB is someone who has been a great help to the Fraternity for a long time and lives our principles in his daily life with or without our guidance. In order to become an RB, the man in question may have never been in another fraternity and must meet all other lifetime membership requirements as detailed in the Ritual.

Once we choose someone to become an RB, we inform him, of course, he makes his decision, and if he says he would like to become an RB, we put him through all stages of our Ritual and he becomes a fully initiated Renaissance Brother. Right now, we have one RB who works at the school that I personally know. The others were initiated long before I was in college and don't really have a reason to be around the school aside from alumni get togethers. Also, we would like to initiate on of our faculty advisors and the Greek Life/Athletics advisor, but both would like to wait until they retire in a few years.

ETA: Also, the potential RB must have never attended a school that had a SigEp chapter while he was in attendance.

[lauralaylin]

I think there was a thread with someone who did it a long time ago, but I don't really remember the specifics.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Sigma Chi used to with men who had special ties to the fraternity but I dont know if they still do.

--Paging Tsteven!!

[Gusteau]

In Delta Chi men who have not been initiated into another fraternity may become candidates for alumnus initiation. An alumnus initiate is a full member in the fraternity, and we do not now (nor in my knowledge have we ever) had "honorary membership."

Fathers of Delta Chis are natural candidates for the process. My chapter will be initiating a member of our Alumni Board of Trustees in a week. His father and brother are both Delta Chis which is how he became involved in our chapter's ABT. He has been of tremendous service to our chapter and he was very humbled and honored by our invitation. I think that his case is the best example of what an alumnus initiation should be, and I cannot wait to welcome him into the Bond!

ETA: ASTalumna, are you talking about Delta Chi? If you are, you're not very far off - fathers are very easy to initiate. And I've heard wonderfull things about our Behrend Chapter from you and others, its always nice to hear!

[Sister Havana]

Originally Posted by lauralaylin

I think there was a thread with someone who did it a long time ago, but I don't really remember the specifics.

Here you go. The user mightymike is an AI of Pi Kappa Phi. I haven't seen him on here in a long time though.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

ETA: ASTalumna, are you talking about Delta Chi? If you are, you're not very far off - fathers are very easy to initiate. And I've heard wonderfull things about our Behrend Chapter from you and others, its always nice to hear!

Yes, I am

I have seen that chapter initiate a few dads since I've been around, and members have told me that they're all eligible. I just wasn't sure if they were the only ones who were eligible or not.

But yes, I love the Behrend chapter (my boyfriend is a member), and they just initiated 16 new members last week, more than doubling their chapter. I've met most of them and they're all really great guys. Everyone's really excited

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

In Delta Chi men who have not been initiated into another fraternity may become candidates for alumnus initiation. An alumnus initiate is a full member in the fraternity, and we do not now (nor in my knowledge have we ever) had "honorary membership."

It's also of note that Delta Chi has an Alumni Ceremony for actives to pass onto alumnus status. It is fundamentally different than AI because the initiates are already brothers of Delta Chi.

[Gusteau]

Congratulations to the Behrend Chapter!

Pretty much how it works is that all fathers who are not already members of another fraternity are eligible, and though I hesitate to say "no questions asked," it really only is a matter of paperwork.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Sigma Chi used to with men who had special ties to the fraternity but I dont know if they still do.

--Paging Tsteven!!

Boy. How did I miss this? Effective September 9, 2006, Sigma Chi's policy on "Non-Student Initiation".

B. Eligibility

3.07 – Except as provided in Section 3.08 and 3.08.1, each person initiated into membership in the Fraternity shall, at the time of his initiation,

a. Be a bona fide male student in good academic standing, not enrolled for the sole purpose of establishing membership eligibility, at the institution specified in the charter of the initiating chapter; unless his Pledgeship was interrupted by military service, or other circumstances as deemed acceptable by the Executive Committee, upon request of the initiating and pledging undergraduate chapter;

b. Not be or have been a member of any other fraternity of like character, except as specifically approved by the Executive Committee;

c. Be judged to meet the Standards of Membership set forth by Founder Isaac M. Jordan, namely, that no man shall be admitted to membership who is not believed to be a man of good character, a student of fair ability, with ambitious purposes, a congenial disposition, possessed of good morals, and having a high sense of honor and a deep sense of personal responsibility;

d. Have satisfactorily completed the chapter’s program of Pledgeship, including the official Fraternity examination.

3.08 – The alumni of any group which is granted a Charter under the provisions of Section 4.03 may, if otherwise eligible, be initiated into membership in the Fraternity at the time of installation or subsequent thereto; provided that the Executive Committee shall have given prior written approval of each such initiate.

3.08.1 – A chapter may initiate any male who is not currently a student at the institution where the initiating chapter is located, but who is otherwise qualified for membership and who is deemed worthy of membership in Sigma Chi with the approval of the General Fraternity’s Executive Committee, and provided that he meets the qualifications set forth in Section 3.07(b) and 3.07(c), and further provided that he has not previously been found unsuitable for membership by an undergraduate chapter. The request for such initiation should be received by the Executive Committee at least 60 days prior to the proposed initiation unless the time period is waived by the Executive Committee.