[33girl]

How long ago is this? I'm assuming 2-5 years-ish from your post.

I'm not going to sugar coat it and say that everyone is going to have open arms for you. But you won't know until you try. You could let them know that part of why you fell out of touch is that you wanted to make sure you did things right and kept on track as far as your cosmetology schooling was concerned.

People who are happy in school often don't understand how big of a deal it is to be in a major/at a school where you're miserable. Let them know that played a part too.

Have you been reconnecting on Facebook? It might help to send a private message to some of the girls you fell out with and try to hash things out that way. It's easier to lay the groundwork that way rather than just show up at an alumnae event and not know what to expect.

Everyone who's like "alumnae life is soooo different from collegiate life" - please look at her location. She's more than likely going to alum events that contain members of her chapter, period. Even if that wasn't the case, blowing off conflicts with your chapter sisters and saying "screw it, I'll be in an alumnae chapter with girls from other chapters" is often really not a good look, if you want to be involved with activities at your school as a school alumnus.