At the Epsilon Chapter at Penn State, we have Eta Beta status which is early alumni status. You have to be a sister for 4 full semesters prior to becoming this and it has to be your last semester. Being a MC does not qualify as an semester. The sister requesting eta beta status as i said, it must be her last semester and she has to write up reasons why she wants to go Eta Beta and turn it in to exec board who will then decide whether or not to grant her this status. A sister with Eta Beta status can be a voting member if she pays dues. If she pays dues, she cannot vote. When a sister has Eta Beta status, she can go to whatever she wants or miss whatever she wants and not have to worry about the fines.
We also have an inactive status here at PSU. Again the sister must have at least 4 semesters as an active sister. If she has 19 credits in a semester though, she can automatically go inactive if she chooses. If she doesnt have 19 credits and still wishes to go inactive, she must write up to the exec board the reasons why she wants to go inactive and things like how many credits, and what else she will be doing.
Our last status at PSU is professional status. With this, it is like being inactive. But a sister will be away on an internship, or student teaching or such.
Inactive status and Eta Beta status may be denied if the exec board feels that the sister doesnt have good enough reasons or whatnot to become this status. It works pretty well and the spring semester is the time when we have more sisters inactive or eta beta. If anyone has any questions, feel free to respond or email me at LBS121@psu.edu
Lauren
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