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We have three statuses, I believe: active, inactive, and alum (aside from things like new member, disaffiliated, etc).
Active is obvious - you're a member of a collegiate chapter, you pay dues, you go to meetings and vote, etc.
Alum is also obvious - you've either graduated, dropped out of college, or transferred to a school that doesn't have a chapter, with no intention of transferring to a school with a chapter. Once you're an alum, you can't go back.
Inactive status is most often used by people doing JYA, but under some circumstances can be used by people who are, say, very ill, or on academic probation and curtailing their activities for a semester to bring their grades up. "Just needing a break" isn't enough. You don't pay dues, you don't have to go to meetings or rush, you don't get a vote, and if you want to go to anything the sorority subsidizes (formal, retreat, etc) you pay full fare. When you're back from your JYA or whatever, you become an active sister again.
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