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(2). If the terminated Member deems the decision of the Chapter
Executive Board to uphold the decision of the Chapter body to be
unsatisfactory, the Member shall have thirty (30) calendar days, upon
written notification of appeal results from the Chapter’s Executive Board,
to appeal, in writing, to the Regional Director.

c. If the terminated Member deems the appeal at the Regional level to be
unsatisfactory, the member may then appeal to the National Advisory Council
(“NAC”).
d. The NAC shall send its decision, along with the rational, to the Member, the
Chapter and the Region by registered letter. The decision of the NAC shall be final.

C. Completion of Tenure (graduating out of the Organization) - Members
terminated pursuant to this section that completed their membership tenure in Good
Standing, may be restored to membership pursuant to Article V, Section 3(G)
hereof.

Section 5: Transfer of Membership

A. A Member in Good Standing who changes her place of residence outside her current
chapter’s boundaries, shall within a period of one (1) year of the change, transfer her
membership to an existing chapter in the new city, or to the National Office in the absence
of a chapter in the new city, irrespective of the new/receiving chapter’s membership quotas.
The transfer request shall be submitted and effectuated by the member on the required
transfer form and forwarded to the National Headquarters Office. The National Executive
Director shall verify with the former local chapter that the member is in Good Standing.
The transfer process shall be completed within 60 days of receipt of the verification request
from the former chapter. The National Corresponding Secretary shall notify the applicant,
the new chapter, the former chapter, and the Region of the approved transfer. The
notification is the official authorization for the transfer member to attend meetings, chapter
activities and inclusion on the new chapter's roster.

B. A member who changes her place of residence within the Region, and has been a member
in Good Standing in the chapter for a period of three years or more, is not required to
transfer to an existing chapter in the new city, if she’s able to maintain the obligations of
membership as established by the Chapter.

C. When a Member in Good Standing moves to an area where there is no local chapter, the
Chapter shall transfer the membership to the National Office, upon request (see the NCB).

1. The status of this membership shall not exceed five (5) years.
2. If the member transfers overseas, she shall pay national per capita until
she returns to the United States. The member shall be a non-resident
member in good standing and shall maintain this status until she affiliates
with a chapter.

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