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Within my chapter it seems as if every few years a guy that is significantly older than a normal college student rushes.
When I rushed I was 22 and one of my Candidate Brothers was 24 in my class of 11 there were only 4 guys fresh out of high school and 18 years old the remainder were 20 or older. I transferred to the University changed my major and was an undergrad for 5 years giving me plenty of time to be a productive member of my chapter.
The year after my Candidacy we gave a bid to a guy who was 32, just out of the Army and owned his own business. The problems he ran across were a little different he could not understand that the guys in chapter who were 18-21 years old were his superiors and he refused to listen to them when it came to drinking rules and such. He was a friend of some of the Alumni prior to rushing and he had a hard time differentiating between the relationship he had with the Alumni as friends and the relationship he had with the Actives as his guidance to be a good Greek.
A little advice: If you do decide to rush make sure you follow the rules as they are written. Don't consider age when making your decisions. If you are a natural leader don't be afraid to be a leader. Don’t just lead because you are older and the younger pledge/candidate brothers look up to you (this always lead to problems).
As a side note I am 2 years older than my Big Bro and 1 year older than my Grand Bro. It is weird sometimes to think about I always feel they are older than me.
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