Quote:
Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna
In sororities, they often show back up when it's time for the daughter to go off to college and go through sorority recruitment.
"I wish I could have been involved earlier, I promise I'll come more regularly, blah blah blah." Recruitment's over and you never see them again.
Some state, "I USED to be a _____" and honestly believe that it was all over at graduation.
And occasionally someone will claim to be a _____________ and Snowflake is a legacy, and when you check with HQ, they resigned their junior! If you confront them, they claim to not remember!
|
I've often wondered if alumnae involvement was more of a thing in the South - because it sure doesn't seem to be in the Mid-Atlantic. I was in a work meeting last month where it turned out that four other women there were sorority alums and none were involved - in fact, it seems that few talk about their affiliation after graduation.
I am involved now, but it's taken a while. I joined an alum chapter right after graduation and quickly quit since no one was under the age of 60. I am pretty sure I was served a casserole from the Betty Crocker 1970 cookbook at that meeting! Years later and a new city, I joined the alum chapter there and (being in my 40's) the fact that the alums were older wasn't a problem, LOL! Being an adviser has helped me stay connected and I don't think now that I could just join an alum chapter and leave it at that.