Fraternity member denied reinstatement of membership
A former member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Chicago State University has lost a claim against the national fraternity to reinstate his lifetime membership. A federal District Court in Indiana has dismissed his pro se motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case. Lewis Bond had joined the fraternity in 2000. In 2020 he requested copies of his membership records from the national office in the hope that he could reinstate his lifetime membership privileges. APA sent him a “membership shingle certificate” and welcomed him “back to the Brotherhood,” but later sent him a new letter terminating his membership for failure to meet three program requirements needed to verify his...
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