Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-65.93.139.213-20150701231147/@comment-4091815-20150702164135

It's not a rumor - it was stated clearly in Parasomnia that a true alpha's status can only be taken by a "beta of his own making"

That being said - that was the "old rule," according to Deaton, and the rules have changed so that "old rule" (that we've just found out existed ) could shortly be broken.