With AGD, if a member gets married or pregnant as a collegian, they are offered the option of taking alumna status. If they don't, then they are still able to remain an active collegian.

We rarely give "inactive" status to members. If EC decides to do so, it's on the promise that she'll return to the chapter, but in order to remain in good standing, the sister still must pay inactive fees.

If a sister drops out of college, she becomes an alumna because well, you have to be a full-time student to be a collegiate member of AGD.

If a chapter closes (regardless of infractions/low numbers), they are resolved into their alumnae chapter.

Being an alumna of AGD can be either one of two: alumna or alumna in good standing. Alumna in good standing is what you want to be.

You'll get a different bunch of replies with this. I'm sure it's different everywhere you go. "Being forced to" might not be the proper term for the different scenarios.

Lastly, because this irritates the crap outta me...as it has been said 3429384293847 times before:

alumnus -- male, singluar

alumni -- male, plural or male/female, plural

alumna -- female, singular

alumnae -- female, plural

One can never get enough of that small Latin lesson.