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Technically: There's no age limit. NPC membership is open to undergraduate women. So long as she pays any appropriate registration fees and meets minimum GPA requirements necessary to go through recruitment, she may go through recruitment. Receiving a bid is another story. That is a mutual decision to be made between the PNM and the sorority.

What school will your sister be attending?

Purely objectively... I wouldn't recommend a 32 year old woman join an undergraduate chapter of an NPC sorority. This is only my opinion, but I would really question the maturity of a 32 year old woman wanting to mix with a (predominantly) 19-20 year old new member class and a chapter composed of members in their late teens to early 20's. I don't know what she would get out of it. Sisterhood is a very generic term. She could just as easily find that in a non-collegiate women's group.

She will easily be the oldest member of the chapter; possibly older than some collegiate advisers. Her presence will confuse others, and possibly label the sorority she joins in a negative way. On the other hand, she could be a stabilizing force and leader in the chapter. But if it were me, I would take my college years at age 32 to do well in school and pursue age-appropriate activities. I don't consider joining a collegiate chapter of a sorority age-appropriate for a 32 year-old.

We've debated this issue in previous threads; it is not the norm for a 32 year old woman to be going through recruitment, but it has happened and some have gotten bids to sororities. Same goes for some married women and some women with children. Again, not the norm, but it has happened, mainly at campuses that have more of a reputation for being a commuter campus.

I wish your sister the best of luck. She might be better off in the Sandpipers or the Junior League, non-collegiate women's groups that have an emphasis on leadership, service to the community and friendship. There will be women of various ages, and at 32, she'll be among the majority. The Los Angeles Junior League is a fabulous organization that works closely with the Red Cross, LA Downtown Women's Shelter, and more. One of my favorite JLLA events a few years back was our Casino Night Fundraiser-- over $100K raised for charity and a star-studded event-- everywhere you turned there were celebrities!!! (/end shameless plug for JLLA!)

GC: Flame away.

ETA: If she wants to give the "college" thing a go in terms of campus activities, and given that a 2nd BA will not take as long as the first BA to obtain, she might find what she is looking for in getting on a committee that helps plan the university's homecoming, Dance Marathon, Orientation Team, etc. These are not intended as substitutes for a sorority, but they are types of activities that will perhaps help her to regain some of the school spirit feeling she missed out on the first time around, as well as to help her contribute something to the university and make new friends.