MAJOR screw up? neophyte?

[Loner39931]

Hi everyone,

At the beginning of this year I was rushed into a "colony" on campus. I decided it might be cool to try to build a fraternity. As soon as I agreed to join I was immediately put through a "neophyte" ceremony, without pledge education or anything.

Later i discovered this fraternity was, in my opinion, rotten to the core on both national and local levels.

Put simply, can I pledge another fraternity? Can I do so, or am I bound to this one for life?

I was put through this ceremony the day after I agreed to join! I was told if this national considers me a "brother," I cannot pledge another fraternity because it would be "double initiating." I know for a fact that I'm not a "fully initiated brother" of this national...and I have not went through the real initiation.

What IS a neophyte? Did I get screwed big time?