Graduate Student and AI

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

Yes, but they all experience rush/recruitment, big/lil sis, and all the drama that comes from being a collegiate sorority member.

Sure, but not every alum would have gone through rush/recruitment the same way. One could have never gone through formal (i.e. the only formal experience she would have had was from "the other side" if at all...our Alpha Eta chapter at Dalhousie (and other Halifax area universities) is the only NPC group on campus. Their Alpha Gam experience would likely be different from a school with formal.), and "drama" will depend on the chapter. Just sayin'

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Sure, but not every alum would have gone through rush/recruitment the same way. One could have never gone through formal (i.e. the only formal experience she would have had was from "the other side), and "drama" will depend on the chapter. Just sayin'

In my particular chapter, almost every alum member was in the same collegiate chapter, most know each other or were in the chapter at the same time together, or have advised for years etc. And of course all of that is a connection I don't share.

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by ariesrising

In my particular chapter, almost every alum member was in the same collegiate chapter, most know each other or were in the chapter at the same time together, or have advised for years etc. And of course all of that is a connection I don't share.

I see. For my alumnae chapter, of all the women who are VERY involved, there are women from Alpha Eta (Dal/Halifax-area schools), Delta Nu (U of Calgary), Zeta Chi (Western). Of course, there are many Tau alumnae too. But it seems that many of the women who're really involved are NOT from Tau.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Sure, but not every alum would have gone through rush/recruitment the same way. One could have never gone through formal (i.e. the only formal experience she would have had was from "the other side" if at all...our Alpha Eta chapter at Dalhousie (and other Halifax area universities) is the only NPC group on campus. Their Alpha Gam experience would likely be different from a school with formal.), and "drama" will depend on the chapter. Just sayin'

I know not all chapters have the same type of recruitment. My feeling was more along the line of collegiate members who have dealt with the stress of recruiting new members. Also while specific drama will depend on the chapter I feel nearly all chapters across the board deal with similar types of drama that non-sorority members don't deal with while collegians.

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Sure, but not every alum would have gone through rush/recruitment the same way. One could have never gone through formal (i.e. the only formal experience she would have had was from "the other side" if at all...our Alpha Eta chapter at Dalhousie (and other Halifax area universities) is the only NPC group on campus. Their Alpha Gam experience would likely be different from a school with formal.), and "drama" will depend on the chapter. Just sayin'

Hawaii is like that as well, being the only NPC on campus.

Auburn, Berkeley, 'Bama, UCLA, Illinois, Oregon State, Michigan State -- just some of the campuses represented by our alumnae, and obviously different collegiate environments than the one I went through.

We also have a big group of AIs initiated when my chapter was installed in 1992.

So yes, not everyone goes through the same collegiate experience.