PNM's over age 25....(questions and some musings)

[misscherrypie]

I was thinking about something over the last day or so.

I have noticed several other PNM's on GC who are going through recruitment who are age 25+ and have communicated with some of them over the past few months.

I haven't read a successful recruitment story for any of us yet...and while I've heard third-hand of women receiving bids elsewhere in years gone by, it's pretty much unheard of now. Still, it seems that women try and try again. I know that I did.

So, I'm wondering: why? (This is a question for those who are Greek)

I basically wanted to make friends for life with women who are also in the volunteering,dating, partying, drinking, toga party, studying kind of mode and I haven't found other women my age who are in "that place" in life. I was fortunate enough to bump into another person who is in that same place in life (although she could honestly do without the volunteer work) and we're living the College Girl lifestyle in our own particular fashion. Complete with watching Football games and screaming our voices hoarse and dressing up in our school colors and attire, watching SATC, Big Bang Theory and Two Broke Girls and doing each others nails.

We giggle when the Freshmen hit on us, and flirt right back. Hookups? No. Trying out dating for the first time? Yes.

I feel sort of caught in between what women my age are "supposed" to be doing, and how I feel and where I am in my life now: which is not the business world....yet.

Perhaps this is representative of our generation....I'm a solid member of Gen-Y and 18-29 has been all about finding ourselves until "real life" hits us and we're on our own and working until we retire.

Any other PNM's 25+ feel like this? Even more so, once recruitment ended and we were either released or did not receive a bid?

Someone (DubaiSis, I think) suggested to me that perhaps separating College Life from Social Life is the best way for me to go?

What do the other 25+ ladies think about such advice in reference to themselves? Is it something that you are considering? Are you planning to go through Informal or Formal Recruitment again? Why?

I don't mean to start an argument with this thread....but there was a lot that I've thought about....and I'm curious as to what others also think about this?

and to be brutally honest: being released from NPC Recruitment and from MGC recruitment still hurts a lot, constantly....no matter how brave a face I try to put on. I'm a very tough cookie....but no matter how much I try to smile and 'move on', I'm feeling the pain every day and have for weeks (in the case of formal recruitment) I just do a decent job of hiding it.

I know that others may feel the same way.