When I graduated last year, this is what the chapter did at the last meeting....
We had the Installation of Alumni ceremony first. Then, all of us sat in a circle...us seniors talked first, saying how much we'd miss everything and how you should enjoy every moment spent as an active. Then, the sisterhood chair presented our senior gifts to us. (There is a fund for senior gifts and the amount is set so that each sister graduating will have atleast 50 spent on her. The sisterhood chair and her committee pick the gifts out..usually they are the same gifts for each sister.) We open our gifts and everyone ooohhh's and ahhhh's! Then we went out for dinner to talk and have sisterly moments.
I will never forget this moment, because it meant so much to me. I cried, my sisters cried, but we all know that even though status changed, the sisterhood remains and we are all great friends. Now, as an alum, I attend meetings every now and then, and I try to keep up with what's going on in the chapter.
Although graduation means starting a new chapter in your life, it doesn't mean that you will never see the graduates again. I am sure they are having a hard time dealing with it, just as you are, and they will remain in contact with the chapter. Keep your head up, and remember, when you graduate, people will be reacting the same way you are
LITP,
Jadey