You have come to the RIGHT PLACE!!!!
I think it is great that you are interested in sorority life, and more specifically, Alpha Sigma Alpha!
Since you seem to be interested in ASA (and ONLY ASA).....
First inquire at your campus as to whether you are eligible for formal rush (given that you are married and have a daughter). If you are not eligible, do not despair! You can still potentially become an NPC sorority member through the "alumna initiate" route.
I think you would be considered an "prospective alumna initiate", as you don't fit the traditional collegian profile for a Potential New Member....I think most NPC groups are still pretty conservative, will only initiate collegians into "collegian membership" who are "the perfect virgin"....in other words, unmarried and without children. Since you are a collegian, but you also married and have a little girl, you may have to go the "alumna initiate" route. I'm not sure whether you are eligible for Formal Recruitment, given that you are married and have a child. (although universities will have anti-discrimination and diversity mechanisms in place).
My advice to you is to compose a nice letter to Alpha Sigma Alpha Headquarters, tell them that you are interested in membership in ASA and that you are interested in exploring the possibilities of being a "Prospective Alumna Initiate". Be sure to mention that your Mom (give her full name) is an ASA alumna, from "such & such" chapter and campus.
Also, you could also inquire whether you are eligible to participate in Formal Recruitment (i.e. Rush) at your university (given your marital status, and that you have a child). Even if you can't go through Rush, you could potentially bypass that altogether, if ASA National Council votes on your petition to become an Alumna Initiate.
(Also, even you were without husband or child in college, if you were single, pledge a sorority and then got married while still in college, most NPC groups would make you an "alumna" member, unless you wrote them a letter asking them to allow you to keep your "collegian status" while being an enrolled, married student).
(Please NPC ladies, correct me if I am wrong in my information, but I always thought the NPC was fairly conservative regarding recruiting collegian members!)
Also....go to this thread...we talk a LOT about "alumnae initiates".
http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/...ML/000015.html
Hopefully you will find some helpful information there (there are 2 pages' worth of posts).
FYI: I am an "alumna initiate" myself of one of the NPC groups!
I hope that you will get your dream of realizing membership in Alpha Sigma Alpha!!!
Alpha Sigma Alpha will be lucky to have you!
[This message has been edited by CutiePie2000 (edited April 04, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by CutiePie2000 (edited April 04, 2001).]