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First, I'm really sorry things didn't work out with the sororities on your campus, and I encourage you to keep looking for campus activities with organizations that you will enjoy and who will appreciate all the wonderful contributions you will make.

Second, to answer your question. I will be blunt. Women I know who have been either seniors or mid-20s who received bids were very rare. Nearly all of the women I knew who were at the older side of the spectrum and had a successful recruitment came into recruitment with strong relationships with the sororities. Perhaps she was a senior who had VERY close Greek friends all along. Perhaps she was the head of the Homecoming Committee or a Miss (Insert Campus Name) here. Maybe she looked really young and conveyed similar interests to the chapter members and no one was aware she wasn't 18 or 19 years old. Older students are not the norm among PNMs at most campuses, even though there are plenty of nontraditional aged students in school. For example, I was an adviser to a chapter of my sorority when I was 23 or 24, and the girls thought of me as "old." So to be rushing in your mid 20's, especially if you're at a campus where younger members are the norm, the members may identify with you more as someone in a mentor capacity rather than as a peer. This is just my opinion.

Ok. All that being said, I don't know you personally, and I don't know why you weren't successful in recruitment or the culture on your campus. But I'm still going to offer a suggestion and probably not one that you want to hear. If I were to offer you any advice, I would suggest that you mourn the loss because it hurts like hell and to pursue some other type of activity on campus (which you are doing) that will bring you fulfillment. I know this is harsh consolation from someone who was in a social sorority to tell you to give up on it, but I've had plenty of rejection in my own life, and sometimes it is best to move forward than to keep beating a dead horse, for lack of a better phrase. You seem to have too many gifts to offer your university to let this sour you, and I genuinely wish for you to find the right niche on your campus or a community activity.