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We had members take early alumnae status...or 'fifth year'. It was mostly done under extenuating circumstances. I took it my last semester, because I got VERY ill and had to be hospitalized. The fifth year allowed me to catch up with school so I could graduate on time!
We also had other instances when it was granted. Now this might be illegal, but this is what we'd do. If we had LOTS of upcoming spring graduates, they would get the early alumnae status. That way, they were not 'technically' on our roles, and we were allowed to COB during the Spring, bring our numbers up, and go into Fall formal recruitment with a fuller room. This of course was also awhile back!
I had friends in the other NPC's on my campus, and they all (except one) had fifth year status. It was always something that you had to apply for.
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