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It also depends on how your chapter calculates/counts attendance for things. I know for my sorority and chapter we have to attend 85% or more of the mandatory events for us to stay in good standing. If we fell below this for two months, we are put on a sort of probation status. Therefore we had a decent amount of leeway for being able to miss things once in awhile (i.e. too much work one night so you'd skip chapter and just read the minutes) without having any issues. New members follow the same system (although as a NM you do have more mandatory events because of your NM meeting), but again, I can only speak for my sorority and chapter. Most sororities do allow some wiggle room though, because they do understand that collegians are busy women.

Also worth noting is that for some mandatory events you could still receive full points if you told the secretary at least 24 hours in advance. Valid excuses were sickness (which could be given less than 24 hours in advance, obviously since sometimes you wake up sick), any tests or exams, and of course family emergencies, etc. Half points were given for work (since we are always told at least 2 weeks in advance about it), unless we were told less than 2 weeks in advance, in which case work received full points. Things like exam reviews were determined on a case by case basis. But yes, in short, it is completely possible to have a job and be in a sorority, just manage that time well. Your sisters will be understanding, but you need to be responsible too. Best of luck with recruitment.