What would you do?
 

If you had a choice of staying active or going alum what would you do?

Well, it depends on the circumstances.

Please keep in mind there is no such thing as "early alum" status if that's what you're getting at....

I know it just that I just finished my 4th year of college and still have 3 semesters left so according to nationals I'm an Alum but I'm not really sure if I want to be an Alum. I would like to stay and help out my chapter.

If you have completed 4 years as an active, you can go alum. You don't have to if you're still in school and want to be active. I had a graduate student who remained an active in my chapter.However, remember that if you stay active, you are still responsible for everything, expenses and all events that all other actives are. You can't pick and choose what and when you want to be active.

Wait - I thought it was if you were beginning your fifth year in college - NOT 4 complete active years? Not everybody joins as a first semester freshman. Because BELIEVE ME...if it's 4 years active, then I need to have a talk with my chapter advisor about some stuff.

My personal opinion - and maybe this is just because of my small chapter...but I think it's really lame for someone to go claim alumni status when their chapter is struggling as it is. Maybe at a larger school, where you wanted those girls "off the roster" for total and crap like that, I might understand. But not at my school. I'm graduating next spring, and if I wanted to be a brat, I could claim school time done in the military as "college time" and go alum status. But I have more respect for my girls than that. Even if I have to take reduced merits if I get offered a full time job early, I'm still going to be there for them, simply because its the right thing to do.

One of my sisters really upset me not too long ago. She's flaking out on us this fall, and her excuse was "sorority is this much of my life" and she held her tumb and pointer like half an inch apart, and then she said "compared to the rest of my life" with her arms spread wide open. She's graduating in December. She can't tough it out for one more semester and stick around to help us out? Maybe it's for the best. If she doesnt want to be there, then we don't need her bad attitude bringing us down. It still sucks though.

If your "class" is graduating, you can go alum. I personally think it's great you want to stay active.

It's a shame so many don't get sisterhood. Sorority isn't supposed to be your entire life but it enhances and enriches it in so many ways. I feel sad for those that don' realize it and throw it away or ignore it after college.

I say if you have the ways, the means, and the HEART....stay active! Have FUN!!! Enjoy the sisterhood...don't sweat the small stuff and cherish the people you are around. If you want to reduce the "workload," don't take an office or just take a small one. Enjoy and milk it! Those were the BEST days of my life! I kick myself for waiting so long to join a sorority, but perhaps that's why I am an involved alumnae....

Overall...live life now...the real world is monotonous. You rarely feel the same silly excitement and the bonds with friends like you do in chapter.

And Amanda....please, don't give me a heart attack! :D Your CA doesn't want to talk about "some stuff" if it involves 5th year...LOL!

I see. In this instance, it would depend on your chapter's bylaws (and if they have been changed what they said at the time you were inititated)...if they allow for continuing membership then you can stay active. :)

This is correct.

Well I deciede to go Alum. I am really going to miss being active but at this point it is the best thing for me. At least I will try to be an active Alum. We don't have very many in my chapter.