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D Phi E has a "once a sister, always a sister" policy as well. We had a woman transfer to my school from Connecticut, and when she stopped by the house, it was very cool. So, we called HQs and they told us that if she wanted to be a part of our chapter, then we had to welcome her with open arms, which wasn't a problem at all. If a collegiate decides that she doesn't want to affiliate with the chapter, she has the option to go "transfer/non-continue" and go alumnae. HQs highly recommends taking one semester to get to know the new house before making a decision on affiliation, and that normally is the case. The woman we added to our chapter waited about a semester and then we added her to our roles, and did a little initiation thing for her with our chapter, even though she was initiated at her old chapter too. She loved it, and she was a great sister!