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Aquafina-
I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. I completely understand because it is exactly what happened to me. I attended the University of Illinois, where I pledged AOII and loved it. During my freshman year, my family moved to Oklahoma. It wasn't until a few weeks before my freshman year ended that I found out that I couldn't return to U of I. My scholarship was no longer valid because I was considered out of state, and the out of state tuition was more than I could afford. I transferred to Oklahoma State, and there was not an AOII chapter there. I was seriously bummed. Not only had I lost my sisters from U of I, but I knew NO ONE at OSU because I had never lived in Oklahoma.
I became active in a business fraternity. I won't lie to you - it isn't the same as a social sorority, but it does offer many of the same benefits of ritual, brotherhood/sisterhood, and leadership opportunities. It helped me form great friendships and get very involved in a large university.
Now I'm out of college and have 2 kids and a husband and am an active AOII alumna.
You see, Aquafina, I was only "out" of AOII for a couple of years while I finished college. Remember that you will spend way more of your life as an alumna than as an active. Don't let your wistfulness about missing the collegiate sisterhood deny you of the privileges of alumna membership. That stays with you for the rest of your life.
Best of luck to you.
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