[dancingqueenzta]

I am a member of my sorority Alumnae chapter and also the Panhel rep. for our area's Panhel Alumnae. It is awesome meeting women from other sororities; however, with the exception of maybe two other women I am probably over 40 years younger than most of the women in my group! Because most of them are retired, our meetings are not conducive to other women who work or attend school. Our meetings are in the middle of the day and last about 3-4 hours. Even though I am in grad school, I find it hard to make the meetings (they are located at different hosts homes). I also found the social activities and service projects not interesting to all age groups. However, I will do whatever necessary to raise money for Panhel scholarships. My mother was a recipient of a Panhel scholarship that allowed her to attend college. To me, the scholarship and networking are the most important aspects. But it does seem to be very cliquey (especially since I do not have much in common with the other women; however a few have taken me under their wing). Just my two cents!