Greek life when living off campus - Page 3

lsucajun8 · #31 05-06-2008, 08:54 PM

like i said, thanks again for all the advice, but here's another question. i know some girls that i am close to that are/were in sororities and we got to talking about my schedule. And to be quite honest, they all say that they are worried about how much time i already have tied up in work and school, so i thought that i would share my schedule with everyone........8-3 school, 4-6 or 7 work. and i help with additional hours around work stuff. The girls i know were being very sincere when they said that they don't think that i would be able to add anything else to my schedule when also living so far away. any imput?????

SoCalGirl · #32 05-06-2008, 08:59 PM

Are you (and your parents) okay with you routinely having 12-16 hours a day (if not more) on campus? Will you be working on campus? That would help. You'll likely spend crazy hours at the library too. Also, 8-3 school, is that your set schedule already? Is that every day? My schedule always changed from one semester/quarter to the next. My senior year it wasn't unusual for me to be on campus from 8am to midnight or later. I only lived 15 minutes from school though.

alum · #33 05-06-2008, 09:06 PM

My D is taking a full courseload, doing 2 intercollegiate sports, running one of the major charities on her campus, working directly for a P's research, and is an officer in her NPC GLO. She does live on campus and will continue to do so even though many of her classmates will be moving into off-campus housing. GEN Alum and I are adament about staying on campus and made sure that the schools to which she applied could supply campus housing all 4 years. Her free time is fairly limited but she still manages to maintain grad/law school quality grades while meeting her various ec responsibilities.

AlwaysSAI · #34 05-06-2008, 09:20 PM

I'm sure I've mentioned this in previous threads. I work a minimum of 20 hours a week, take 15 credit hours, spend 10 hours a week in the public school system, and hold an exec office in both of my GLOs. (I WAS AWARDED THE SWORD OF HONOR ON SUNDAY!! YAY!!)

Most days, I go from 8a-8p--and that doesn't include Phi Sig/SAI stuff. Many nights I'm on campus until at least 10p. I usually have an event for one org most nights and if there's not an event you can rest assured that I have some sort of meeting.

I live right down the street of campus--only about 5 minutes away. Living close doesn't make it any easier. And, most days I hit myself in the head for getting involved in so much, but it's worth it and it pays off. I love every second of my crazy life.

And, while I'm not in an NPC, my membership is still rather time consuming.

KSUViolet06 · #35 05-06-2008, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lsucajun8

like i said, thanks again for all the advice, but here's another question. i know some girls that i am close to that are/were in sororities and we got to talking about my schedule. And to be quite honest, they all say that they are worried about how much time i already have tied up in work and school, so i thought that i would share my schedule with everyone........8-3 school, 4-6 or 7 work. and i help with additional hours around work stuff. The girls i know were being very sincere when they said that they don't think that i would be able to add anything else to my schedule when also living so far away. any imput?????

Some questions: Is this your schedule for every day? Is it flexible? Or do you NEED to work every day?

If so, I'm not going to tell you that it will be easy, especially with commuting. Be sure to consider that there will be days where you will need to allow time to change clothes in between work and chapter and such. There'll be alot of going straight from class/work to sorority events. It will be a tad easier if you have an on campus job.

Keep in mind that as a new member, there will be events on most nights of the week. While they aren't ALL mandatory, if you are working every single night, you will miss out on alot of events, and that's no fun.

Something else to think about, (should you get a bid) the sorority will require you to take time off of work for things like recruitment. Be sure that you can take the time off (or move your work schedule around) and still meet the financial responsibilities of being in chapter.