Too old to join a Sorority?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Chemcat

"I'm assuming your kids are in the under 12 range....call me crazy, but I don't think they would cotton to you blowing off their soccer games or helping them with homework to go to a sorority meeting.

And you are going back to school for your bachelor's degree, period...anyone who goes back to school to join a sorority does not have their priorities straight."

Quoted from 33girl


Darlin', you have missed the point entirely. Would you have told her to forget going to school in the first place? I mean, perhaps she should be home, barefoot in the kitchen. She has already decided to go to school, which means she has managed her time with the kids' extracurriculars etc. I can't believe your snobbish remarks.

Tell you what, why don't you go back 40 years and go to school to do what women were "supposed" to do...nursing and teaching. That was it.

Also, joining a sorority allows for a social network that later translates in to professional networking after college. This is an advantage to anyone involved, especially someone who may have been out of the work force for a number of years while raising her children.

Go comb your hair and drink a beer. Leave the education to the mature ones who really DO have their priority straight.

Mature? I'm 40 years old, you jackass. I don't know what the hair and beer remark are supposed to mean.

If you really think the majority of women going through rush are thinking "holy cow, I need to find the sorority with all the premed majors so I can get a job at a hospital later" you're sorely mistaken. Women - young OR old - join a sorority because they like the members in it. Those who join solely for "professional networking" purposes get very little sisterhood out of it. That's what professional Greek orgs are for. If she wants to "network" she'd be better off joining these groups than a sorority.

Because you obviously didn't read the original post, here is the quote (bolded emphasis mine):

Originally Posted by MoriQ

That is a question that I have been struggling with also. I have decided to go back to school to obtain my bachelors as well as become a memeber of a sorority. Me being almost "30" and a mother of two. I feel that maybe I am too old to join. What do you think?

She's the one who said she was going back to college to join a sorority, not me. The way she worded it, it sounds like one of her two primary objectives.

If she's at a school that is largely commuter and returning students, then yes, it might work, but the point is - she is going to HAVE to be certain places at certain times for sorority activities and "Joey has a soccer game" won't cut it as an excuse. Sorry. If she has 2 small babies or toddlers, that's one thing, but older kids who want you to be there for certain events is another.

ETA: Who else thinks it's funny as hell when n00bs come on here and get on me of all people like I just posted all the SEC tiers or something?