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Yes, Venice, you definitely are a "non-traditional" student in every sense of the word. You indicated that you go to school in LA, and the schools to which you applied are rather traditional (especially LSU) in terms of Greek life.

Because you are married, an upperclasswoman, and you didn't have the "traditional" HS experience, you'll probably have a more difficult time being placed than a freshman with a decent GPA and HS diploma.

If I can be perfectly frank, the more I read about you in your posts, the more I wanted to point out that the disagreement with the panhel girl and the work-recruitment mixup won't probably be the biggest deal -- but your being married/upperclass/no HS diploma might be a big deal to some organizations. I'm honestly not trying to be mean or rude, but I know you wanted to be totally prepared. And who knows... my good girlfriend goes to LSU and gave me some input on what it's like there...but if you go to a different school the Greek system might be completely different. Either way, there's absolutely no harm in trying as long as you're prepared for any obstacles you may face given your status.