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Fred Langille's pledgeship with Alpha Sigma Phi is different than the typical older person looking to go greek. And it IS consistent with most GLOs, if you care to look into it.

Langille was given the bid and started the actual pledging process, but could had to withdraw for personal reasons. Most of the older people we've been discussing who want to go greek did not go through rush, much less receive a bid from anyone.

I'm sure it was Langille's choice to want to attend pledge meetings, etc. He has a lot of time on his hands, at this point in his life.

But probably every GLO has been faced with these kind of situations, but they're not openly publicized. You should contact your own GLO HQ to find out.

I know personally of one Kappa Delta member who was initiated at an older age. During her freshman year, as a pledge, she was in a terrible car accident. It was a miracle she survived.

I don't know if she ever graduated, but she told me that she contacted KD HQ to ask if she could be initiated and they said yes. She went to the nearest chapter to her school (all with permission) and was initiated with that pledge class. She was probably in her mid 20s by this point. Granted, it wasn't 20 years after she pledged...but still, she was allowed to be initiated.

In case you're wondering, the woman is probably around 70 years old & participates in our AA. She was permanently handicapped from that accident.