Grrrrr.

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My decision to go through recruitment this fall has not been an easy one to make. I'm going in as an upperclassman amongst a bunch of absolutely sweet, stunning,and brilliant freshmen. While this is something that I have wanted to do whole heartedly, and still is, it seems as though so many people in my life are determined to make me feel like an idiot for pursuing this. (They've failed - I know it is a very worthy thing."

My mother, whenever I bring up recruitment, gives me this blank look and says "But you're ____ (insert my age here, which I won't)."
Why should I give up the desire to become a part of a sorority just because my experiences and circumstances have caused my time in college to be interrupted and postponed? One thing that has been a running theme in so many threads on GC is that your sorority membership does not expire at 4 years - it is a lifelong commitment. I like to think that I still have a long life ahead of me. Even if I die tomorrow, I want to know that I tried to achieve all of my goals and desires before I died. My mother didn't go to college - she got married and had me. I don't expect her to understand why I want to join a sorority, I just want her to be supportive of my wanting it.

I'm very involved in a campus ministry, and unfortunately it is not Greek friendly. They have a very "it's buying your friends, a sinful lifestyle, yadda yadda yadda" attitude about it. A good portion of this ministry is made up of nontraditional students who for some reason or another have had to postpone college and are now actively involved in actvities with underclassmen. When I say anything about recruitment I hear, "But you're ____."

I know that I will be heavily cut due to my age and junior standing. That's fine. I have the maturity and healthy self esteem to deal with that. I can't say this about myself when I was 18. I would have been crushed and miserable then. I understand that I may very well not even make it to Pref. I'll be disappointed, but I know that I will meet some awesome women anyway. I just wish that people were more supportive and would stop telling me why I shouldn't do this.

Sorry for the long whiny rant, but I had to vent.