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she decided to transfer to Kent because the journalism program was better here.
A journalism major? After that stunt? Who is going to hire her? Maybe the Weekly World News?

But they just folded.
I'm not familiar with the sorority space, but in the fraternity (NIC) space, getting a release from a national is not difficult, under certain circumstances. These have to be "real reasons", not "I just don't like the chapter here".
But, as pointed out on GC a lot, getting a bid after a release is a different story.