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I've realized that I have to make a conscious effort to balance my relationships with my non-member friends with those of my greek associates. When my ls's have an event, most of the time I don't feel comfortable inviting my non-member friends because I know that or the most part we will talk about greek stuff and the non-member would not be able to participate in the conversation. The first couple of months after I crossed, I spent a lot of time with my ls's because they were all so dynamic and new and all of our paths were crossing with new connections we'd made- we were invited to so many parties and events- it was crazy. Now that things have calmed down a little, I make sure to hang out with my non-member friends and at times try to hang out with both.
It is just like having college friends. You know, you go away to college and develop this other group of friends and you come back home to your old friends. A lot of time you feel like the two groups would not be compatible because of differences in personality or lifestyle. Sometimes it is just uncomfortable to have the two worlds collide. The same goes for work associates and friends outside of work. Sometimes it is difficult to maintain a balance. But I try.
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