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Originally Posted by MissKP
I didn't know that you guys needed my whole college life story to get some information but here goes i guess, i hope its not to boring haha...
I will be 20 when I graduate, I will be married a few weeks later...then I am transfering to Willamette University (which I'm sure no one in GC is familar with because it is tiny and is in Oregon). But anyway...my reasons for wanting to join a sorority in addition to being connected to the university are: being able to have that sisterhood experience, my current university never gave me that opportunity as we don't have a greek system here so now that I'm transferring I want that experience. As I realize some of you out there said get involved in professional activities or other student organizations...well I would love to, if they offered that many. There are absolutely no professional organizations for my major except the MBA club, because it's not a business school...and for other student organizations, there aren't a lot and the only one that even interests me at all is cheerleading since that is what I do now...but I'm done with that so sorority was my number one choice. Plus I like the idea of having the opportunity to do the philanthropies and meeting new girls and giving me the opportunity to meet people and make some life long friends (being a married, transfer, grad student, doesn't exactly give you the best social life.) Okay I hope that answers all your questions...And as for using the search option...I definitely know how and have used it, but the other threads that pertain to this topic have wanted the freshman experience of living in the house...and that's just not my situation, so I was hoping for a different answer. Okay now that this is pages long...I'll be going. I appreciate everyone's replies, you guys are great.  |
I do appreciate the explanation, and I feel for you. What people said may be right...there have been some discussions about which sororities even accept graduate students and Alpha Chi Omega was the only one of the three at your school which was mentioned as being open to graduate student membership. HOWEVER (and this is a big, big however) I've never heard a policy like this discussed, even being at a university w/undergrads and graduate students. Now, granted, we never had a grad student go through rush. Basically, someone said they emailed our HQs about it a few years ago, but I don't know if that's accurate or if that's changed and but I can't/won't discuss it on GC unless I find out that whatever policy we do have is openly advertised.
But let's pretend you're allowed to go through recruitment. And let's say DG and Pi Phi don't allow graduate membership into undergraduate chapters. Your options are already extremely limited. You sound nice, fun, and intelligent but unfortunately undergraduate sorority membership really wasn't designed for women like you. I do feel for you, but you're in such an extreme minority of all PNMs that situations like yours really haven't been accounted for. If you must know for sure, talk to the Greek Life office about what your options are, but I can't imagine they would encourage going through recruitment with all the automatic roadblocks due to your educational status.
That's my $.02 and I'm honestly sorry that things aren't different. Good luck in your professional program and upcoming marriage.
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