Is 40 to old to join a sorority?

[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.