We had a guy who returned to college after being out of school for twenty some years. He had attended Beloit for one semester and then dropped out. He decided that he wanted to complete is college education and so he came back - mind you Beloit is 99% residential. He lived on campus and got involved in the fraternity he pledged his first semester twenty some years ago. It ended up being a great situation. Beloit was 1200 people, so some weren't really sure about his presence, but by the end of the semester he had found his place and the age thing was as noticeable as it had been those first couple of weeks.
He was a great influence on his group. They were a little...unrefined... before he got there and by the time I left, the house was cleaner, they were more active in the greek community, they really essentially came around a lot and I think in large part it was due to someone who knew how to make decisions.
Granted he was 40 something and the OP is 24 but it can be a great experience. You will have to put up with crap that is annoying but 24 year olds are not THAT different. If you want to do it, go for it and have fun. You might regret it if you never try.
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