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Originally Posted by ztaberry28
Let me set something straight of course I love zeta with all my heart i made a vow to my sisters but certain things happen in our lives that take precedence.
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We're suggesting early alumna status so that, in the
future, you have the
option to participate in Zeta as an alumna, like 5 or 10 years down the road.
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Originally Posted by ztaberry28
I know you alums have all had enriching experiences but my life isnt my sorority.
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Obviously, it isn't right now, and it shouldn't be. You do have more important things going on
right now. But again, by not pursuing early alumna status,
you are closing a door that you can never open again.
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Originally Posted by ztaberry28
Ive also had to give up being on swimteam and probably will have to give up a semester or two of school.
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These are things that you can resume once things have settled down in your life. Unless you pursue early alumna status, you can't go back to Zeta.
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Originally Posted by ztaberry28
None of this is easy for me and I wish ya'll would appreciate that Im not gonna force myself into early alum if its not what my chapter wants. Realistically the seniors probably are doing this to me to show how unhappy they are about it and I dont blame my other sister for not telling them. If they wanted me to go early alum they would have helped me already.
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First of all, whether you withdraw or go early alum, you won't be around, so I am not sure why the nasty seniors in your chapter would care either way. Second of all, it's your right to go early alum. It's not the seniors' decision. Third, your chapter's EC does not have the final say. They are most likely, like you said, being mean to you and just reading out of the manual which likely doesn't have prescribed procedures for when a member becomes pregnant. I would bet a lot of money that your chapter's
advisors DO have the power to overturn the EC's decision and let you go early alum without paying this semester's dues.
I think it's really sad that you're letting some nasty seniors bully you around and not seek early alumna status.
Seriously, all you have to do is make a phone call to your advisors and sign some things, no more trouble than it would be to withdraw.
You're closing and locking the door on a lifetime of sisterhood in the future by choosing to not call an advisor, and that is YOUR loss.