hey there
I think it is a good idea. My cousin pledged us this semester and was 24, while we had no problem gib=ving her a bid, she did while pledging. She complained a lot that she was too old for this etc, and too practical for it etc, which did piss a lot of sisters off.
Anyhow, her age was not an issue with us until she made it one.
I honestly think if you are a freshmen there should be no difference, but I think a few factors they may play into it are:
How do you look, old for your age, young for age
How do you act: really mature, or are you still like a 2 year old at heart, ex: are you willing to mix, meet new people, not feel like you overpower the sisters bc they are younger than you.
For ex my cousin kept sayiong she did not want a big bc she could not look up to people younger than her.
I tried to tell her it's not numerical age, but sorority age.(you look up to sisters before you regardless of age)
My point, I think there is no reason you should not do this, and I hope you get a bid
My advice: the less you make your age an issue the less the sisters will
GOOD LUCK