Too old to join a Sorority?

[BrooklynTia]

I am 36 years old and I am pursuing my goal of membership with everything that I have in me. I live in New York and attend a local college, so I do not face the 'campus' issues that you will encounter. My biggest challenge is not being available for every activity that I possibly can because I am a single mom and cannot always work around my son. My biggest fear is not being considered 'real' by any sisters (when I make membership) because of my age or because I didn't attend a 'campus' school. You'll notice that I said 'when', not 'if' cause if it takes me til 76 yrs old, I'll never stop. Like IrishPipes said, I can only do what I can control with all the excellence that I can muster.

If you don't have any children yet, you have the availability to be as active as you need to be. Enjoy your entire college experience, especially the bonuses of "campus life" and definitely rushing.

I wish you every success and will put up a prayer for us both!! Please, keep us updated!

[Miss{BooperDoo}]

Originally Posted by BrooklynTia

I am 36 years old and I am pursuing my goal of membership with everything that I have in me. I live in New York and attend a local college, so I do not face the 'campus' issues that you will encounter. My biggest challenge is not being available for every activity that I possibly can because I am a single mom and cannot always work around my son. My biggest fear is not being considered 'real' by any sisters (when I make membership) because of my age or because I didn't attend a 'campus' school. You'll notice that I said 'when', not 'if' cause if it takes me til 76 yrs old, I'll never stop. Like IrishPipes said, I can only do what I can control with all the excellence that I can muster.

If you don't have any children yet, you have the availability to be as active as you need to be. Enjoy your entire college experience, especially the bonuses of "campus life" and definitely rushing.

I wish you every success and will put up a prayer for us both!! Please, keep us updated!

Thanks hun, and the best of luck to you as well I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope that you update as well!!

[Miss{BooperDoo}]

Well, all this questioning about age might not matter too much as I have been looking at information on Spring recruitment for USA...and haven't found ANYTHING. Is this something I would normally be able to find easily? I just found that the only information I can find anything on (including stats on GC for recruitment) is for Fall. And by the Fall I will (unless my credits fall JUST short) be a junior. Though I will most likely be there for more than the traditional 4 years (My major *to be usuful in the field I want to go into* requires min of 6 years).

Anyone have any input?

[UGAalum94]

They may only have COB rush in the spring. It means "continuous open bidding" and it means that the groups who did not pledge quota in the fall can still have informal rush in the spring. If this is the case, and I don't know that it is, it might make is harder for you because know one will know you to invite you. You'll have to work harder to get to know the women in the groups.

I'm not saying this in terms of the sorority thing because I don't know how important it is in the long term, but are you sure you need to take a semester off to be with your boyfriend? If he is that big a part of your life that you'd postpone your education for him, why wouldn't you choose to attend college closer to him to begin with?

ETA: Reading this hours later, I realize that I'm really overstepping with my second paragraph, but what you've said here and what you said in the GPA thread made me think that you might not be making the best systematic decisions about your education. I know it's none of my business, but doing things the way that you've described is really limiting your options and if you take a semester off because of the boyfriend's return, you may be compromising joining a GLO if that's really important to you.

[BethanyW]

I'm pretty sure USA has something like that, but I think that is ends up being only 4 girls or less for each that does it group. Like Alphagamuga said, if they don't reach quota, I guess. I'm not completely sure, I don't go there yet. Most of the people that I know that go there are guys . Only one of my friends actually rushed at USA, and didn't get a bid.

[Miss{BooperDoo}]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

They may only have COB rush in the spring. It means "continuous open bidding" and it means that the groups who did not pledge quota in the fall can still have informal rush in the spring. If this is the case, and I don't know that it is, it might make is harder for you because know one will know you to invite you. You'll have to work harder to get to know the women in the groups.

I'm not saying this in terms of the sorority thing because I don't know how important it is in the long term, but are you sure you need to take a semester off to be with your boyfriend? If he is that big a part of your life that you'd postpone your education for him, why wouldn't you choose to attend college closer to him to begin with?

ETA: Reading this hours later, I realize that I'm really overstepping with my second paragraph, but what you've said here and what you said in the GPA thread made me think that you might not be making the best systematic decisions about your education. I know it's none of my business, but doing things the way that you've described is really limiting your options and if you take a semester off because of the boyfriend's return, you may be compromising joining a GLO if that's really important to you.

It's ok, your not overstepping. Its a legit question given what limited information you have on me. I'm not really taking a semester off, I'm going to school here. I'm just not transferring down to USA in the fall, because I haven't seen my boyfriend in a year, and he won't be coming home until the beginning of August. Right when you need to be transferring down to go through formal rush and all that (as I've read on their site, they have a mother/daughter event August 11th...*ha, my bf's birthday*) to introduce them to campus life and all. I want to be able to spend time with him, but I'm not throwing off education for it. I'm just not transferring until Spring. Still going to school

Thanks for the explanation of COB, have been wondering. And for the really great responses in both threads as well as the re-read of your reply to this. As said before, your not overstepping, but I thank you for the kind reply

[BethanyW]

How weird, my boyfriend's birthday falls during rush week as well. Just thought that was interesting.