Pledged (not initiated) into 1 NPC sorority in college, alumnae initiated elsewhere

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She left Sorority A, as she saw her financial problems would be ongoing, and though it saddened her to leave, she did not think it fair to the chapter, nor would she have been able to juggle the money to pay her portion of her tuition AND her dues. This was at a school where dues, even for women not living in the house, ran hundreds of dollars per MONTH. She chose to pay for school. And, as stated above, she remained available to her chapter for whatever they may have needed her for. She remained friends with those women.

The chapter at the time bent the rules a little bit due to some extenuating circumstances in her family. She WAS on a payment plan and DID fulfill all financial obligations to the chapter. She was due to be initiated, then those same extenuating family circumstances caused her to need to withdraw from school for a period of time. She in NO WAY "enjoyed the benefits of being a member w/o paying", she volunteered her time to the chapter above and beyond what was required and beyond her time at that school. She missed the GPA cut off of 2.75 by one tenth of a point. The following semester, she pulled a 3.75, so the chapter was more than willing to work with her and her situation given her commitment to pull her grades up, her commitment to her payment plan and her commitment to the chapter.

I suppose that I should clarifiy that the intention of this post is more about how to handle a delicate situation, NOT about how she handled her money (or lack thereof) back in college.