What age did you begin thinking about The Greek Life?

[RaggedyAnn]

16 I was working with a fraternity guy who told me all about Greek life. I didn't pledge my freshman year though. I waited until I was a sophomore.

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.

[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