Other groups...
 

I know that the Service Sororities and Service Fraternities tend to be more open to grad students (or even second semester Seniors).

Maybe either Omega Phi Alpha Service Sorority or Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity (which accepts both men and women)

There are recruitment stories from grad students? I don't remember any, but then I tend to think most of them are fake anyway, so I don't pay them a whole lot of attention. Did these stories end successfully?

There are only 2 NPC groups, to the best of my knowledge, that will pledge graduate students to their collegiate chapters.

There are some old AI threads on here, and some do end successfully, but that's a whole different can of worms.

The bottom line is that second semester of senior year is too late to decide you want to get involved in an activity designed for undergraduates.

To be clear, though, these groups may not necessarily provide the experience that the OP is looking for.

I'll also chime in with even if there are still two NPC groups that might pledge graduate students, it doesn't mean those particular chapters might do so on any particular campus.

I agree. For some women they do, for some women they don't.

See thread http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...t=67042&page=3 , there are eight listed where the Nationals responded to the poster that they do allow graduate students to join (and not all responded). *However*, in that thread as here, it is quite clear that even if the sorority does, it doesn't mean that the *school* allows it.

I'm not convinced that the information on that thread is correct. I think the poster may have confused AI with rushing/pledging as a grad student. They are not the same thing.

Agreed, but I thought it was at least a relevant thread.

This was posted in 2006 and the quoted post implied that her data was gathered before that.

Even if this information was accurate then, it certainly may not be the case now.

University of Central Arkansas
 

I decided that actually calling UCA and U of Alabama might help. I got voicemail at U of A (and didn't leave a message) but from UCA, I got a nice woman in the greek affairs office who said that yes, University of Central Arkansas allows it and it has happened there, but it is fairly rare. I figure any information beyond *that* can be gotten after grad student acceptance...

UCA has ASA, AST, DZ, SK & Tri-Sigma.

Calm Down
 

Since most of the Chapters at ASU COB'd prior to SK coming on they are the only Chapter that I know of that is COBing. That doesn't mean they are desperate or struggling it is a fact. You don't know who I am or what I'm thinking. Please don't try to read between the lines and imply something that is not there.

Sorry, but the idea of any chapter at Bama pledging or affiliating a grad student makes me giggle.

OP if you couldn't find the time or be interested or motivated enough to pledge as an undergrad, your sorority ship has sailed far into the sunset.

I also don't think a chapter advisor should use a public online forum to refer anyone to other specific chapters at the schools they advise. A PNM needs to take the initiative to do the research herself and it would also avoid any possibility of a specific chapter being singled out online and forever as being struggling.

Also didn't that Sigma Kappa colony just have their bid day? Would they even be installed this semester in time for a second semester senior to be initiated?

Colonies are usually installed prior to the end of the semester in which they are colonized nowadays, but as to the practice of specific sororities, I can not say.

As noted above, service GLOs and non-collegiate GLOs may be happy to pledge you, but they may not offer the undergrad sorority experience you are looking for