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Originally Posted by Chemcat
"I'm assuming your kids are in the under 12 range....call me crazy, but I don't think they would cotton to you blowing off their soccer games or helping them with homework to go to a sorority meeting.
And you are going back to school for your bachelor's degree, period...anyone who goes back to school to join a sorority does not have their priorities straight."
Quoted from 33girl
Darlin', you have missed the point entirely. Would you have told her to forget going to school in the first place? I mean, perhaps she should be home, barefoot in the kitchen. She has already decided to go to school, which means she has managed her time with the kids' extracurriculars etc. I can't believe your snobbish remarks.
Tell you what, why don't you go back 40 years and go to school to do what women were "supposed" to do...nursing and teaching. That was it.
Also, joining a sorority allows for a social network that later translates in to professional networking after college. This is an advantage to anyone involved, especially someone who may have been out of the work force for a number of years while raising her children.
Go comb your hair and drink a beer. Leave the education to the mature ones who really DO have their priority straight.
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You are the one who has missed the point entirely. I applaud people who go back to school to get a degree. It's no easy feat, especially when you have a family. 33girl's point was that sororities are an
additional and
substantial time commitment, one that would be too great for moms at most campuses.
The poster didn't even mention if she was going to school full time or part time; if she is working while attending school (and if so, full time or part time), if she is married (if not, does she have full or partial custody), the ages of her children, the type of campus she is attending, the type of sorority that interests her, etc. All of those things will determine her eligibility, chances of receiving a bid, and chances that joining a sorority would work for all parties involved (slim to none).
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