Grad Students Rush?

[ElieM]

Originally Posted by Old_Row

OP if you couldn't find the time or be interested or motivated enough to pledge as an undergrad, your NPC sorority ship has sailed far into the sunset.

As noted above, service GLOs and non-collegiate GLOs may be happy to pledge you, but they may not offer the undergrad sorority experience you are looking for

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Old_Row

Sorry, but the idea of any chapter at Bama pledging or affiliating a grad student makes me giggle.

I know, right?

To the OP - you mentioned that the reason why you didn't pursue sorority membership earlier in your undergraduate career is that you had lots of friends at your university. It seems to me that perhaps you're considering pursuing sorority membership because you'll be moving to a place where you don't know anyone, which is fine and the reason why many people seek membership, but I don't know if that's the best reason to do so at this point in your academic career. You're going to meet people in your graduate program who will have common interests (field of study) and a clear understanding of the responsibilities of a graduate student. If you do receive a bid, you're most likely going to be in a pledge class that is majority freshmen students, who are really at a different place in life than you will be.

Someone upthread mentioned the service organizations. Another group that you may want to consider would be Beta Sigma Phi. There seem to be many happy members who have posted here on GC.

Whatever you decide, best of luck to you.

[psusue]

I don't think she meant any harm by it. She was just trying to be helpful to the PNM. Remember PNMs are free to come to recruitment events of any sorority that is hosting them, that does not mean that she was implying that the chapter would extend a bid. Besides, if it's on a tweet it's kind of public knowledge, is it not?

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by psusue

I don't think she meant any harm by it. She was just trying to be helpful to the PNM. Remember PNMs are free to come to recruitment events of any sorority that is hosting them, that does not mean that she was implying that the chapter would extend a bid. Besides, if it's on a tweet it's kind of public knowledge, is it not?

It's the "I don't know any other chapters that would take a second semester senior" part that's the issue since it takes five seconds to figure out others are COBing there.

[Shellfish]

There are recruitment stories from grad students? I don't remember any, but then I tend to think most of them are fake anyway, so I don't pay them a whole lot of attention. Did these stories end successfully?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Shellfish

There are recruitment stories from grad students? I don't remember any, but then I tend to think most of them are fake anyway, so I don't pay them a whole lot of attention. Did these stories end successfully?

There are only 2 NPC groups, to the best of my knowledge, that will pledge graduate students to their collegiate chapters.

There are some old AI threads on here, and some do end successfully, but that's a whole different can of worms.

The bottom line is that second semester of senior year is too late to decide you want to get involved in an activity designed for undergraduates.

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

There are only 2 NPC groups, to the best of my knowledge, that will pledge graduate students to their collegiate chapters.

I'll also chime in with even if there are still two NPC groups that might pledge graduate students, it doesn't mean those particular chapters might do so on any particular campus.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

There are only 2 NPC groups, to the best of my knowledge, that will pledge graduate students to their collegiate chapters.

There are some old AI threads on here, and some do end successfully, but that's a whole different can of worms.

The bottom line is that second semester of senior year is too late to decide you want to get involved in an activity designed for undergraduates.

See thread http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...t=67042&page=3 , there are eight listed where the Nationals responded to the poster that they do allow graduate students to join (and not all responded). *However*, in that thread as here, it is quite clear that even if the sorority does, it doesn't mean that the *school* allows it.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by naraht

See thread http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...t=67042&page=3 , there are eight listed where the Nationals responded to the poster that they do allow graduate students to join (and not all responded). *However*, in that thread as here, it is quite clear that even if the sorority does, it doesn't mean that the *school* allows it.

I'm not convinced that the information on that thread is correct. I think the poster may have confused AI with rushing/pledging as a grad student. They are not the same thing.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm not convinced that the information on that thread is correct. I think the poster may have confused AI with rushing/pledging as a grad student. They are not the same thing.

Agreed, but I thought it was at least a relevant thread.

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by naraht

See thread http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...t=67042&page=3 , there are eight listed where the Nationals responded to the poster that they do allow graduate students to join (and not all responded). *However*, in that thread as here, it is quite clear that even if the sorority does, it doesn't mean that the *school* allows it.

This was posted in 2006 and the quoted post implied that her data was gathered before that.

Even if this information was accurate then, it certainly may not be the case now.

[FSUZeta]

Colonies are usually installed prior to the end of the semester in which they are colonized nowadays, but as to the practice of specific sororities, I can not say.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Tess_DreamBig

This brings me to my next question, would it be better to go through informal recruitment at ASU and try to get a bid in a sorority that has a chapter at the school I end up going to so I can attempt to simply transfer over to that chapter when I move?

Even if you got a bid at ASU now, even if it was a sorority that also has a chapter at either Bama or UCA, and even if that sorority did allow grad students as active members...it's no guarantee that you will have anything in common with the chapter at the school where you do your grad work, that you will like them or that they will like you, or that you will want to affiliate/they will invite you to do so. Even if their org's policies said they had to admit you, you might not feel comfortable there/they might not want you there.

This applies to ANYONE transferring from school to school, not just someone in your situation.

[DubaiSis]

You will have plenty of opportunities to make friends and get involved, but NPC sorority membership isn't going to be on that list. As a person who has up and moved several times in her life to places where she knew almost nobody, you're just scared of starting over. You'll get through it. The difference here is instead of meeting friends organically as you do when you're younger, you have to go about building friendships with a bit more purpose.

It is too bad you didn't take advantage of the opportunity you had through Greek life at ASU because a lot of those moves I've made were a lot easier because of my sorority membership, but my life now, for instance, doesn't include sorority involvement at all, except for chatting here on GC. But especially when I was new here I went to "coffees" 3 and 4 times a week with different groups to start to make connections.

Once you're accepted, you can start researching what the school has to offer by way of activities and I would jump in with both feet. As you get yourself established you can start to whittle away the stuff that isn't as much fun or feels too time consuming.