Young Alumni....Still in the mix?

[AngieWashU]

In the small city where I live, all the young alumnae from my sorority always joined the advisory team for our local collegiate chapter because the active members in the local alumnae chapter are all older. When I took over as chair of the advisory team, I assumed this was normal, but now the advisory team is full and I still wanted young alumnae to be involved, so we've started a young alumnae group. Basically we are a special interest group within the larger alumnae chapter--we get together once a month for happy hour, etc. It is helping reach out to young alumnae who have never been involved and hopefully encouraging them to also give the alumnae chapter events a chance--even if they might be the youngest women there!

As a chapter adviser, I have to say that I think it is pretty sad when I see recent alumnae show up for the collegiate chapter meetings/events/etc. Being an adviser is okay if you understand that you aren't a collegian anymore, but I think it is pretty sad if you come and act (get drunk and hit on college guys) when you aren't a college student anymore.