Greek Life for Graduate Students
 

Hi,

My name is Erin and I was just wondering if Greek life is offered to students entering graduate school that were not a part of a greek life as an undergraduate. If anyone can let me know, I'd appreciate it!

Thanks (:

Erin

That really really depends on the organization. Some allow graduate students, some don't. And even if a GLO does allow it, individual chapters might not. However a lot depends on what kind of organization you are interested in. Tell us that and we might be able to give you more info.

If you have to ask us this question then the answer is NO.

Of course Greek life is offered to grad students. Who would the other pledges have to buy their beer if it weren't?

:rolleyes:

It depends on the school and the organization. I have two grand littles and one great grand little whom are all from the same major (something about those Education girls!) who are all graduate student members. At my school they are encouraged to go through recruitment and they are made aware of the chapters who cannot accept them before hand. I think other chapters may have taken a few as well but I'm not 100% certain. They make great members, but that works for my campus and chapter. It may not be a good fit for others.

Some schools may have graduate/professional sororities or fraternities. Of course these organization may be different then undergraduate greek life. However, they may give you an opportunity to make connections with people who have the same interests as you.
I started pharmacy school last year and joined a women's pharmacy fraternity, Kappa Epsilon. It was a great way to meet women further along and will provide me with great connections in the future. The funny thing is one of my KE sister is also a Phi Mu :)

Really depends on the school, organization and chapter. Please let us know what school, whether you are interested in a social, professional, honorary, service or other type of GLO...

Depending on what you're going to grad school for, you probably won't have time for sorority, pretty much no matter what field you're going into.

This is a good point.

eseto -- are you in graduate school already? If not, you don't really know yet how much of a commitment your program will be. There were weeks in graduate school where I spent very little time in my apartment because I was always in class, working at my assistantship, or in the lab.

I tried to be part of a club on campus, but barely had time for the meetings the first semester so I had to give it up. I cannot imagine trying to be an active greek at the time.

Having gone to two different types of grad school I would say the first one absolutely not. It was intense. But the second type of school, I know someone who is with me in my current are who is pledging and while she doesn't have time for everything has had an amazing time and will be initiated tomorrow and plans on being just as active as a sister.

The truth of the matter is that whether or not one has time is completely up to the individual and the chapter. Collegiate and graduate chapters have initiates who made the time and sacrificed a great deal to become a member regardless of what anyone else had to say about their time commitments. That's pretty common in the NPHC world.

The bigger issue is that the OP and others with similar questions need to contact the organizations and figure out the answer to their own question.