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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Wow, that's not right...membership shouldn't be a semester-to-semester thing.

I agree. Tri Sigma does have an inactive status, but you have to request it through HQ and it is only granted one semester. If you need it for additional semesters, you have to re-apply and you can only be inactive for a total of one year. Girls in my chapter usually request it when they want to study abroad or are doing an internship or student teaching. Once your year is up, you either return to being active, take 5th yr alumna status (if eligible) or terminate. There are no other options.

It helps because girls can't just say "I'm too busy this semester, I'm going inactive" since it's something that needs to be requested in advance and you need to have a valid reason (medical, academic, severe financial hardship etc).

We also have 5th year alumna status, but you of course have to be a 5th year student. That's also totally different from going inactive since you will no longer be a collegian. That also needs to be applied for in advance. Some girls come to school for 5th yr, decide they don't want to be active anymore, and want to go alumna status, but end up VERY MAD when they realize that in order to go 5th yr alumna, you needed to submit the form before September.