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I'm glad that you are taking a year away from the sorority and the school. I think you need that time to heal. You need to focus on YOU. Not a sorority. Not a boyfriend/fiance. YOU.
I encourage you to continue seeking therapy. I have suffered from depression off and on since college. I have seen a therapist off and on since college (and am currently seeing on). I also take anti-depressants (which honestly have been a life saver!). YOU CAN DO IT!
As for your status in the sorority, talk to an advisor, not to a collegiate. Most collegiates don't know the true intricacies of the sorority. While you many not be able to go "alum", you may be given a "leave of absence" (not the right term but I'm blanking now). I know ADPi does it and it is for one calendar school year (so fall and spring). Then you have to reapply. (Girls at the chapter I used to advice would apply for this, like when they did study abroad).
As for the "alumnae" ritual, I can't speak for any sorority but ADPi, but ours isn't "required" for you to be considered an alum. Not everyone will go through it. It's just a little ceremony that we do for the women who are graduating or have graduated.
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