Why initiation and different from aspirant and pledge.
Now we know the DIK initiation rule and only when an aspirant passes this initiation can he become a Pledge.
The HOTs also have an initiation that Maya passes at the end of EP1 when she wakes up the MC. The other aspirants of the HOTs also have to do this initiation, just differently than Maya had to do it. Maya, Mona, Camila, Derek and the MC are no longer aspirants after EP1 because they passed the initiation and thus became Pledges.
In EP3, new students come to the college. There are at least 14 new students coming in EP3 and among them are Josy, Lily, Kylie, Caleb and 10 others we don't know. Why 14? Josy said in EP1 so she is number 14 on the list of waiting students. Since Josy is coming to college, the list is at number 14, so at least 14 new students.
From Lily, Josy and Caleb we know so they are auditioning for a frat. But they are only Aspirants and will not become Pledges of the respective Frat until they pass the Frat's test (Initiation). By Lily, Josy and Caleb being Pledges then, they have passed the test (initiation).