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Special circumstances call for special rules. If you're a national chapter, it should have rules for this. If not, then setting up SOMETHING in the bylaws as a minimum guideline for your members to reach to get alumni status and with what benefits would help a lot in curbing people from taking advantage of alumni status without the work involved in getting there.
My fraternity has these current guidelines:
1)You must be active and have no debt from dues up until you graduate to become alumni;
2)If you become inactive, you must be active for one full semester again before graduating or petitioning to become alumni;
3)Special requests are honored by requesting a minimum 3/4 special assembly of all actives. At the meeting, the requestor gives a speech arguing his case, questions are asked to the alumnus requestor, then the requestor leaves while the actives debate and vote. Cases are decided immediately and the decision is irreversible, early alumni requests that are denied means denied.
Only situation #1 cannot be denied. #2 just means that if I take a break for a short time but become active again before I graduate, #1 is in effect. #3 can be an early request to become alumni or if someone leaves school for whatever reason, they can petition to become alumni.
-MK
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