As an alumnae for ANY sorority (I'm painting with broad strokes, so I'm assuming) being involved with collegiates usually takes place in the form of a volunteer for a chapter, giving programming, assisting with Recruitment, attending specific functions such as homecoming and alumnae luncheons. Typically, at least in my experience, alumnae do not "socialize" with collegiates in social (formals, mixers, etc) settings. Recent grads are a little different as they can still be close to chapter sisters, but on a whole volunteers (advisors, etc) are sometimes/usually discouraged from "hanging out."
With that said, there are a lot of perks being an alumna, however AI is still a mutual selection type process as kddani pointed out. AI is not the most common thing. There are alumnae associations you get involved in and you can volunteer to assist chapters and simply hang out with other alumnae at sorority gatherings. Networking is huge too. Currently, my AA is assisting a sister in Nebraska by helping her find and apartment and job in Atlanta before she moves down here.
Again...though...if you are interested in collegiate involvement, check out that first and check out all the groups.
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