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Originally posted by APhiDarling
However, I think it's silly to be VERY involved in the Greek system after one graduates. I feel like it's time to move on.
I think it looks pathetic for an adult to go around singing sorority songs and stuff after they have graduated. I'm all for alumnae (?) chapters, and meeting up with sisters in a certain region and staying in contact, and donating money to my fraternity, but I'm not going to be a thrity something going to rush school. Forget it. That's pathetic. It's like move on, college is just one stage of your life.
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Sorry about getting back on to this subject in a thread about someone wearing your letters after disassociating but I feel the need to respond.
As one of what you would consider "pathetic" - thirty something, a graduate student and an active sister of Phi Sigma Sigma - I just have to respond. In fact as a 32 year old (34 now) graduate student I was a founding sister of my chapter. I didn't have the opportunity to join a sorority as an undergrad since the only ones at CSUDH were NPHC and Latina based. Within my group of founding sisters were more graduate students, a married sister, two single moms, other 30 somethings, a few late 20s and the traditional 18-20 year olds. We are all proud to say we are Phi Sigs and no one has ever made us fell pathetic to be signing sorority songs and stuff. We truly believe the adage "once a Phi Sig, always a Phi Sig." And even better we have made friends (sometimes new best friends) with people we may never have met because of limiting ourselves.
After reading some of the posts I am so glad that Phi Sigma Sigma was the NPC sorority that won the bid to colonize my school. They are truly inclusive in a way that it seems some other sororities may not or are not able to be. If it wasn't for them I may have missed out on the awesome experience of the Greek system. I will definitely be an active alumna when the time comes.
Now on to the thread subject. My chapter hasn't dealt with this issue but I am going to bring it up at our next meeting. We allow New Members to wear letters from the bid day. One of our bid day activities is to make letters. Looks like we'll have to come up with a contigency plan in case someone disassociates and still wears letters.
Carolyn
P.S. Hi to KappaStarGirl - when are the So Cal GCr's meeting at Downtown Disney again. Also, pm me your email address I have pictures back from Rainforest Cafe