Is 40 to old to join a sorority?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by 33girl

From what I've learned on here, NPHC undergrad and grad chapters run pretty much exactly the same way. That is NOT true in the NPC. A woman who joins an NPC group as an alumna initiate is NOT going to get the same experience she would get if she joined as a collegian.

People who join NPHC orgs as graduates aren't really going to get the same experience as they would as a collegian.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

People who join NPHC orgs as graduates aren't really going to get the same experience as they would as a collegian.

I meant more the chapter operations and things like that - example:

Collegian: misses meetings without an excuse, gets a fine or probation or called in front of standards
Alumna: misses meetings without an excuse, absolutely nothing happens.

Collegian: doesn't pay dues, gets terminated from the sorority
Alumna: doesn't pay dues, absolutely nothing happens (note: I do not mean local alum chapter dues)

It was my understanding that in NPHC groups, the grad chapters have the same requirements about things like this as the undergrad chapters do.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by 33girl

It was my understanding that in NPHC groups, the grad chapters have the same requirements about things like this as the undergrad chapters do.

Chapter operations are similar but not the same.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Chapter operations are similar but not the same.

But more similar than what I laid out, right?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by 33girl

But more similar than what I laid out, right?

Going back to your original statement, similar chapter operations does not mean that people will get the same experience as an alum as they would as a collegiate. The specific differences from NPC to NPHC collegiate-alumnae are examples of differences. Beyond that, the differences depend on a number of factors. The difference in chapter operations from collegiate to alumnae (that still vary to some degree on the specific chapters' dynamics) is one of them.

[33girl]

I didn't mean that a woman who joins DST as a 20 year old undergrad will get the exact same experience as a 40 year old joining as an alum. Obviously there are things in college that you can't recreate.

But my point was that to say AI in NPC and grad membership in NPHC are not the same thing at all. If people are advocating a woman joinan NPC as an AI and it'll be the same as a collegiate experience, she'll be very disappointed. There aren't mixers or formals or mandatory anythings. Some alum chapters are more "businesslike" and have tons of activities for their members and some consist of getting together and having dinner twice a year. It runs a huge gamut, whereas pretty much EVERY collegiate chapter has essentially the same structure - weekly meetings, mixers, etc. - whether they have 12 women or 200. They have to, it's in their group's bylaws.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I didn't mean that a woman who joins DST as a 20 year old undergrad will get the exact same experience as a 40 year old joining as an alum.

Cool.

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I meant more the chapter operations and things like that - example:

Collegian: misses meetings without an excuse, gets a fine or probation or called in front of standards
Alumna: misses meetings without an excuse, absolutely nothing happens.

Collegian: doesn't pay dues, gets terminated from the sorority
Alumna: doesn't pay dues, absolutely nothing happens (note: I do not mean local alum chapter dues)

It was my understanding that in NPHC groups, the grad chapters have the same requirements about things like this as the undergrad chapters do.

I see what you're saying here and you're right but I also understand what DSTCHAOS is saying and she is also correct. For example, our alumnae chapters do have mandatory programs and processes that are very similar to our undergrad chapters although some things are handled differently. Also there are some things that vary between the different alumnae chapters because of their specific chapter bylaws. Overall though the alumnae chapters are a part of the sorority, get to vote, and are not part of an Alumni Association.