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Originally posted by pixell
One thing a lot of new members don't realize (I know I didn't), is that you really should do more than the mandatory to get to know the members of your organization. When I joined, I was a junior, an RA and all around very busy already. So I just did the mandatory and assumed I'd be fine. The beginning of the next semester I realized just how much I'd missed out on by not just hanging out with the sisters. I agree with the above poster that said when you join you have to reorganize your life. It was difficult for me to adapt my schedule to being in a sorority but it was totally worth the time and stress it took to do so. Remember that if you're going to join a new group, you might have to cut something out of your life or shorten the amount of time you spend on it.
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YES! I went through the same thing. The semester I pledged I was Treasurer of KKPsi, Section Leader in marching band and working 20 hours a week, in addition to joining a sorority. I started to notice how much more my pledge sisters were bonding w/ the sisters, and it hurt to know that I wasn't as close. I guess I felt left out.
One other thing to consider is that the other club members may not be as receptive to your "going Greek" as you would like. Are you willing to put that strain on your relationship with them?
I think one thing you'll find is that no matter how much time you allot for the GLO, you'll want to spend more and more.
