Can I go Early Alum?

[navane]

Oh boy.....this and the other thread...


I can't speak for other sororities; but, for mine, there is no such thing as "early alum". For college women, either you're an active or you resign your membership.


Alumnae status is for those members in good standing who either got married or have graduated.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by navane

Oh boy.....this and the other thread...


I can't speak for other sororities; but, for mine, there is no such thing as "early alum". For college women, either you're an active or you resign your membership.


Alumnae status is for those members in good standing who either got married or have graduated.

We allow a semester of "interim status" for women facing exceptional circumstances, studying abroad, co-oping out of town, etc.

[navane]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

We allow a semester of "interim status" for women facing exceptional circumstances, studying abroad, co-oping out of town, etc.

We do as well; but, we only approve those in truly exceptional circumstances. Unfortunately, we found that most of the members who inquire about that option don't have an exceptional circumstance. They were just looking to get out of their obligations.


Just as a side note - In my previous life as an Academic Adviser, I often found myself having to explain to students that some obligations need to be met whether they like it or not. For example, no, they can't just drop a class because the subject wasn't as interesting as they thought it would be or let them drop a class two weeks before the end of the semester because they're failing and they want out.


I explain to students that college is great preparation for life and how now is a great opportunity to learn how to handle uncomfortable and unfortunate circumstances. I asked my students to consider a hypothetical future where they were a mom or dad with a 4 year old son diagnosed with leukemia. I asked my students, "So, do you just say, 'Having kids wasn't as fun as I thought it was going to be. This one's defective, can I get a different son?'" Absurd, right? Of course....and there will be cancer, job losses, divorces and accidents to deal with in the future. We can't just go "early alum" on life's problems when we don't feel like dealing with them anymore.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by navane

We do as well; but, we only approve those in truly exceptional circumstances. Unfortunately, we found that most of the members who inquire about that option don't have an exceptional circumstance. They were just looking to get out of their obligations.

Right, these had to be approved by a LOT of people in the chain of command.

It was pretty routine for women who were physically not on campus for one reason or another, but "my classes are really hard this semester" or "I am sad about my break-up" just didn't cut it.

[sigmagirl2000]

Originally Posted by navane

Oh boy.....this and the other thread...


I can't speak for other sororities; but, for mine, there is no such thing as "early alum". For college women, either you're an active or you resign your membership.


Alumnae status is for those members in good standing who either got married or have graduated.

Sorry for the late crash here.... just curious - if an active member of your organization gets married, do they HAVE to go on alum, or can they remain an active collegiate member?

[navane]

Originally Posted by sigmagirl2000

Sorry for the late crash here.... just curious - if an active member of your organization gets married, do they HAVE to go on alum, or can they remain an active collegiate member?

I believe that she can remain an active member; but, I'd have to double-check on that.