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By the time I was in my late 20s I had graduated, took a couple years off sorority life, joined the alumnae chapter, held officer positions, became an advisor, got burned out on it all and decided to take more years off.
When I was an advisor in my mid 20s I felt soooooo old at events. I was there to chaperone, advise, and guide. Not party. If anything went down, I was the adult. The girls saw me as old-ish at least. To the freshman and sophomores I must have seemed ancient. To the seniors, I was the sympathetic ear that understood their own burn out. When 21-23 year olds are "over it" you can't quite comprehend why someone over 23 would want in on those experiences.
My chapter did pledge a woman who was a lot older but nobody realized it until after bid day. She came off as young and apparently age must not have been on the rush application. (Our advisors at the time never ever would have knowingly let that happen.) Everyone loved her and she was initiated but she did not return to the chapter after the end of the year. She worked, had a long commute, and a fiancee. She realized her priorities were elsewhere. We all understood completely.
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