What you say is correct. Just understand that you are dealing with a population that may have never have much considered what life actually
is like, versus what they believe life
should be like.
You should graduate high school at 18. You should finish college at 22. You should be married by 25-30. You should be thinking/doing this, that, or the other thing, by such and such a chronological age.
I don't think its malice. For some people I think its just very limited life experiences. And there are others that are so overwhelmed by the variety and often cruelty of life, that they try to see only those people that conform to their limited world view and ignore the rest.
Try not to feel that you need to justify yourself to people that just haven't experienced many of the gray areas of life yet. It diminishes you and ennobles them, erroneously.
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Originally posted by DZPrincess2003
I've been reading all these posts about 27 year olds being in a sorority. I personally am 27 years old and pledged my sorority a year ago. I'm more dedicated to the sorority then some of my 19/20 year old sisters and am social chair. I went to college right after high school but took some time off when my father died and I got married. I went back to school after I was separated and decided that I really wanted to experience sorority life. I live in an apartment off campus and my roommate is 19, turning 20 this month. We are the best of friends. I'm highly mature, so please don't doubt my maturity. I have friends of all ages, including my boyfriends 15 year old sister who I can relate to quite easily.
I don't think it's fair to judge a person on their age. Yes I'm 27, but that doesn't make me less of a sister than anyone else. I go to school full time and work full time as well and still dedicate mounds of time to DZ. I wouldn't make any changes to my life.
I think it's very narrowminded to say that only girls of a certain age bracket should be able to pledge. You're missing out on a lot of wonderful women with that kind of attitude.
My sisters have accepted with open arms, actually begged me to join when I first came out and have never thought twice about my age.
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