Fraternity Recruitment Probation
This is, by far, the stupidest punishment that can be given to a fraternity. If a fraternity does something wrong, then either the university or nationals punishes the chapter by not letting the chapter take on new members. This is ridiculous on so many levels.
A fraternity has to take on new members to survive. If they don’t take on new members for one semester, that actually has a two or three semester impact. Everyone who has ever been in a fraternity realizes this because they know that this semester’s pledges get next semester’s recruits.
Why in hell would the university or nationals sanction something that will kill a fraternity? Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face…
A fraternity absolutely cannot abide by this sanction. By doing so you are placing your entire chapter at risk.
To get around this probation, take on new members like you do every semester. However, don’t register them with the university or nationals.
No one but the brotherhood has to know about this arrangement. The pledges that semester don’t even need to know. Get your hands on a few brotherhood pins from Ebay or have a few brothers call nationals and explain that they lost theirs and need to
order new ones. Give these pins to the pledges during initiation. This way the pledges will have no idea that anything is different. Then, add them to the pledge role the semester after probation.
Even if you think your fraternity is strong, you cannot go a semester without pledges. Don’t forget that the pledge period is a vital part of fraternity life. Without pledges, you completely eliminate that.
You need new members to survive – period. Don’t let anyone get in the way of your fraternity prospering.
