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Originally posted by greencat
shoot, I'd love to know where you go to school, where people don't judge other people, and the reputation of the sororities means nothing to potential new members.
and a 27 year old who spends all her time hanging out with 19 year olds is a problem.
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I went to Stanford, like I said in one of my previous posts in this thread.
I mean, it's not like these things couldn't be debated. I'm sure it would be a hot issue if a girl did come though rush who had a child. Of course, I would be the first to say to give her a chance. The reputations of sororities matter, but not in the same way that has been described on this board (having a girl who got married or was preganant wouldn't "destroy" a chapter, although I am sure everyone would know. The chapter would likely use it as a way to describe their positive diversity.). However, I've had the opportunity to be close to a few people with non-traditonal lives, and have found out that my narrow notion on how to live life is, well, narrow.
In my experience, I've seen the youngest member of my sorority (just turned 17... that's skipping grades for you) get along with my 32 year old boyfriend. I'm 23, and had a wonderful time with one of my boyfriend's best friends (45) and his two children (10 and 17), along with his childhood friends (30 as well). Not to say that it wasn't awkward to meet my boyfriend's friend and realize he had a daughter 3 years younger than me, but with a little effort, I realized I could be friends with people of varying ages. From hanging out my boyfriend and his friends, with sisters who graduated in 1999, to being friends with people who were born 6 years after I was. It doesn't work with everybody (some people are way to hung up about stuff like this), but it's not unusual, or impossible.