What age did you begin thinking about The Greek Life?

[Katmandu]

My mother was in a local sorority in her small college, and I had two older cousins who were very active members of a national sorority. The cousins were significantly older, and they were talented, sophisticated, and very sweet to their youngest cousin. When we visited them once or twice a year, I loved to hear them talk about sorority activities and look at their beautiful pins, so greek life was always viewed in a very positive light when I was growing up because of them.

My campus did not have one of their chapters, unfortunately. To this day, I absolutely love their organization, symbols and spirit.

While I didn't obsess over it, I wanted to be in a national sorority from junior hi on.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

I had to chuckle DSTCHAOS when you were talking about service. I don't think it was even an option for me growing up. I remember doing service projects very early. Between my mother, Girl Scouts and the church, it was just expected of me. Now I just expect it of myself.

You just reminded me that I was a Brownie Scout. I sincerely hated it because it was a source of gendered socialization more than it was service oriented. Yeah I was hating gendered socialization back then eventhough I didn't know that's what it was. LOL

[ASTalumna06]

Um, after my first recruitment party, the 2nd semester of my sophomore year. If you ask any of the girls in my chapter, they'll all tell you, "I never saw myself as a sorority girl until someone finally convinced me to go to a recruitment party"

[ISUKappa]

When I was in high school and my older sister joined a sorority.

[Leslie Anne]

I first learned about sororities the summer before my freshman year in college. I was 17.

[DoubleTDG]

My sophomore year of college when I found out that sororities were not for blond girls looking for husbands (my parents were not a good influence for Greek life and discouraged me throughout my new member period)

[AlphaXi_Husky]

My senior year of high school when I received a brochure for a Greek Preview weekend. My mom said my eyes lit up and she knew I was completely gung-ho, which was a pretty accurate reading of how I felt.

[OneTimeSBX]

early high school...i think i was 15? my 2 bff's moms are DST, my family consists of numerous AKA's and Zetas, so i was surrounded completely.

[5Knowledge1913]

Originally Posted by JBenfante

I just turned 17 about 3 weeks ago... and been thinking about becoming a part of the Greek Life since freshman year in high school.
I'm interested to see when, approximately, all of you began the thought of Greek Life.

I have wanted to be a Delta since the second grade! It happened thankfully, so be persistant and know your information!

[fivestarpikapp]

I never considered joining a fraternity until getting into college. I decided to join a fraternity at the age of 18 spring semester of my freshman year.

[Thetagirl218]

Before going to college I believe a lot of the stereotypes about Greek Life. These were slightly reinforced because of family members in Greek Life. When I was a sophomore, two of my close friends joined sororities and helped me to erase those stereotypes. These friends were the ones who encouraged me to join the charter class of Theta at my campus!

[gphi426]

i got interested in greek life a few weeks before rush my freshman year. One of my friends from high school convinced me to rush with her during our orientation week. It was one of the best decisions of my life!

[1914blue1920]

I was 16 when I decided to go Greek. That was my main reason for going to college because I didnt want to go. Im glad I did, not just to pledge, but for the whole college experience.

[Bluetiful]

My story is a little bit different from everyone's being that I'm a first generation college student. Noone in my family has ever been a member of any type of GLO so until I got to college, I didn't know anything about greeks. I did a lot of community service on my own. That's where I met members of various GLOs and became friends with some of them. After being exposed through them, I became interested.

I can't even imagine thinking about sororities while I was in high school - I was too busy with everything I had going on. It would have been an unnecessary added stress!

[NutBrnHair]

My senior year in high school when I saw all of the members of the previous year's graduating class returning to visit the school wearing their pledge pins.