Grad Student Rush

[BabyPiNK_FL]

at my school we are encouraging grad. students to rush and have surveyed the chapters. 4 of them are allowed to accept them under varying circumstances and since numbers seem like they may be lower than usual this year, we're reaching out to them and many of them have been inquiring the possibility so..yay!

[Ocalagirl]

I know this is a little off topic, but aren't there chapters who let actives stay actives during graduate school? Not sure if I worded right, but if a woman joined while an undergrad and stays at college to get a graduate degree and wanted to remain an active sister are there any chapters who let them?

[33girl]

Yes, I think some do. I'm sure it's up to the member though since grad school is more intense than undergrad.

For that matter - there are women who do internships who might not take professional status or whatever your group calls it. Having an internship in the student affairs office is a lot different than an internship 30 miles away at an accounting firm. The girl who's doing the former might have no problem with all the requirements of maintaining regular active status.

[AnchorAlumna]

Delta Gamma allows chapters to pledge graduate students. It's in our constitution.
But I wouldn't be surprised if someone at the school panhellenic office discouraged it, or even had the wrong info.

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by Ocalagirl

I know this is a little off topic, but aren't there chapters who let actives stay actives during graduate school? Not sure if I worded right, but if a woman joined while an undergrad and stays at college to get a graduate degree and wanted to remain an active sister are there any chapters who let them?

Our chapter allowed members to petition for "5th year" status if they were going to take longer than 4 years to graduate. We had one lady who graduated, but petitioned for 5th year status so she could remain active and live in the house during part of her graduate program.