Former members & drop outs hanging on

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Originally Posted by 33girl

They ARE alumni. They became alumni when they left school in good standing with the fraternity. They don’t have unpaid dues so they DID fulfill their end of the bargain.

In your organization. Obviously this isn't universal.

Originally Posted by shadokat

So I think policies are different in different organizations, so consulting our national organization would be your first step.

Exactly. In my organization and some others like it, alumni status is granted if 1) you graduate or 2) you get special permission for early alumni status. If you just decide not to show up anymore, your status changes and if you don't square things up, your membership is terminated. But, if have circumstances that cause you to leave then you can apply for early alum. But even then, not all membership types can attend all events/gatherings, which is another concern that the OP seems to have.

If the OP is having this many questions, my guess is that there's a similar condition in their organization.

Originally Posted by Titchou

And in Delta Gamma, once you are not in the school where you were initiated, you are automatically an alum. If you transfer to another school where have a chapter, you can seek to affiliate...or not.

So if someone initiates, and then leaves school the following week, they are still considered an alumna? Interesting. When I worked a ton with other organizations (granted, not a ton of them NPC) there was almost like a "required" period in order to retain membership (ie. you have to remain active for at least x semesters). Looks like another YMMV situation.