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one chapter at my old campus pledged a girl who was pregnant, but she didn't know it at the time. her parents made her go home at the end of the semester, so that was that.
i think that each chapter needs to take into consideration the actual situation and the PNM involved. She might have great support at home, be financially stable, do good in classes, etc. She may make a great member! But, the opposite of the above might be true too and the PNM may not be able to handle everything with a baby, classes and sorority. whatever the case is, it really needs to be discussed between the PNM and chapter.
For AKA_monet: many universities only allow currently registered students to be active in officially recognized campus organizations. it is mostly for 2 reasons: one, if a non-student member does something against the student code of conduct (but not neccessarily illegal), the univ has no recourse to discipline that person. that member can go on with that behavior and have no repurcussions. universities want and need to be able to protect their students. two, officially recognized organizations receive benefits from student service fees, such as access to buildings, staff and possibly money. since resources are very limited at many colleges, administrators want to make sure the money is being used for it's students. this should apply to all student organizations, not just greek. hth - just wanted to help shed some light on why colleges restrict membership.
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