[adduncan]

I do understand that different people approach Greek life in different ways and get different things out of it.

That being said.........

From my POV, when people throw away these precious, private things that were shared with them, dismiss them as a college club, my blood boils.

Greek life at my college was and is struggling. Rush was a blur and I felt like I didn't know any of these organizations well enough to make a **lifetime commitment** to them. Therefore, I didn't pledge. Even though I know it was the right decision at the time, it left a real hole in me that I've tried to learn to live with.

After coming to GC, I found out that it *may* not be too late to join a sisterhood. You can not imagine the joy and relief I felt to find out there was still A CHANCE.

Brotherhood/sisterhood is for a lifetime. It's a more precious concept to me because I've never experienced it and I sooooo want to. (I don't have any siblings either.) If I get the chance to pledge an organization that I feel truly bonded with, you can bet I will promise in front of God never to forget how valuable that bond is, to act accordingly, and to pass it on to younger members.

It's just so ironic that many people who are blessed w/ the opportunity to be initiated into the brotherhood of a GLO are quick to forget it outside of college--and some of us who so want to contribute never get the chance.

Rant over. Back to Saturday morning coffee.......
Adrienne