need advice on reinstating

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Hi! I found a link to Greek Chat from some unrelated website and have been lurking for awhile. Lots of good stuff and I love reading the recruitment stories!

I have done a couple of quick searches, but I have not found any threads that have helped me figure out what to do in my situation. Hopefully you guys can provide some insight.

I was active in a large national sorority on a campus with a strong Greek system. I lived in house my senior year and was current on all house payments and dues. For various reason, primarily due to my mother's health issues, I moved into an apartment right before my last semester of school and just wasn't as active as I could/should have been with my chapter.

I moved to a different state, got involved in my career and never really gave it much thought. My husband is somewhat active in his fraternity; we live several hours away, but we donate regularly to his national and chapter funds. I contacted my national office to see how I could get involved again - we do have a local alum chapter and there is a chapter at the college in my city. Apparently, the national office has me listed as "voluntary withdrawal" and says that I can't reinstate.

I am fairly sure the voluntary withdrawal staus is incorrect. I thought that I had to sign paperwork and turn in my pin to voluntary withdraw, and I did neither of those (I still have my pin). I should also add that the President & VP during my senior year kind of had it out for the group of girls I hung out with (we had over 80 in my pledge class, so yeah, cliques formed), so I am not sure if they could have filed something on my "behalf".

Does anyone have any advice as to how I can pursue getting things cleared up and possibly reinstating so I can become active locally? I just hate to feel as if all of the time, effort and money that went to my sorority during my college years is wasted due to this.

Thanks!