What does it mean to be "inactive?"

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by turtlebutter

I have a cousin who had a bad semester gpa wise (at ADPi if this helps differentiate policies) and then was pulled out for a semester due to family problems. Does this mean she can't be "active" again? I don't think her grades are any higher. How exactly does this work? If she did get her grades up, could she be "active" again? I'm a little hazy on academic probation and those rules. How many semesters can you be "out" of a sorority before they don't let you back in?

It depends on the sorority, the chapter, and the situation.

[turtlebutter]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

It depends on the sorority, the chapter, and the situation.

Is there a general procedure? How does it work with your sorority? These are all curiosity based. They don't have to be accurate. I just wanted to know how those situations are handled. Thanks

[amIblue?]

Each sorority handles these situations differently. When these situations come up, they are typically confidential between the member and the standards or honor board. Quite frankly, it's none of your business as a nonmember.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by turtlebutter

Is there a general procedure? How does it work with your sorority? These are all curiosity based. They don't have to be accurate. I just wanted to know how those situations are handled. Thanks

I'm a chapter advisor and I agree that her outcome is really going to depend on the situation.

As for general guidelines, it's tough to say for a few reasons 1) I'm sure that all sororities handle their inactive statuses and academic probations differently. Us giving you a "general guideline" would be useless as it could be far of from one group's policies to the next and 2) knowing a specific sorority's policies is only the business of members of that organization.

If you are part of a sorority, I suggest you reach out to a chapter advisor or someone on your executive board to get clarification on your chapters policies regarding inactive status and probation. I would assume that by now many chapters even have their local by-laws online available to its members. I would start there and if they are not immediately available to you, reach out to the people I suggested.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by turtlebutter

I have a cousin who had a bad semester gpa wise (at ADPi if this helps differentiate policies) and then was pulled out for a semester due to family problems. Does this mean she can't be "active" again? I don't think her grades are any higher. How exactly does this work? If she did get her grades up, could she be "active" again? I'm a little hazy on academic probation and those rules. How many semesters can you be "out" of a sorority before they don't let you back in?

Originally Posted by turtlebutter

She's actually out of the country right now. I'm not even sure if she knows if she wants to join it again. I was mostly asking this out of curiosity for myself.

Originally Posted by turtlebutter

Is there a general procedure? How does it work with your sorority? These are all curiosity based. They don't have to be accurate. I just wanted to know how those situations are handled. Thanks

This is all really none of your business.