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Originally Posted by honeychile
Sometimes you can feel like you're not allowing yourself to grow up if you're over a certain age and wearing letters. A good friend of mine overcame it with an interesting phrase: "I was very active in Alpha Delta Pi for the past so many years, but now I'm just enjoying it." It establishes her as an alumna who isn't hung up on reliving her college days, but never denies her membership.
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I like that way of saying it. I get weirded out by the people that have graduated but just can't seem to move on and therefore wear their jerseys with the collegians, show up to events constantly, etc. Being a collegian and being an alum aren't the same thing.