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Originally posted by adpiucf
but the more you get into "adult" life, the less likely you are to be able to identify with a "traditional" collegiate lifestyle.
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Hmm... I disagree!
I suppose for some people they wouldn't, but you can never extend these things to everybody. Again, I cite my wonderful boyfriend as an example. He's 32, has child that's 3, and divorced. He is a great asset to his fraternity (rush chair, and security advisor for their partys-- it pays to have an ex-cop do security!), and absolutely loves to do traditional college things, like drink beer, and make friends (although some might argue that this isn't really a traditional college thing, but a people thing). Admitedly, he will make an effort to go get good beer instead of drinking Natty Light, and he says he's not interested in meeting the new freshman sorority girls. Also, there are some things that he does differently becuase he's got his daughter. He takes care of her on certian days, and although he will re-arrange his schedule for improtant events, some things he can't do, if he can't take his daughter with him (for instance, even though he was rush chair, he missed a night of rush since he thought bringing his daughter around would scare some of the PNM's). No one in the fraternity complains, since he is much more active than other members, and ran the best rush the group has ever seen.
Anyway, I hope people realize that there are many kind of situations and people than can make up a successful chapter, and they can happen even on as campus where 98% of students live on campus and most graduate in 4 years.
ETA: Bravo Scooby!