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[KSUViolet06]

There is no rule against married women rushing, but to be honest, being a senior and being 23 is going to make it VERY difficult for you to get a bid at a school like OU. Sororities at schools like that tend to prefer the traditional freshman PNM.

You have nothing to lose by attending some spring recruitment events, but there are no guarantees that you'll end up getting a bid.

[NotSure27]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

There is no rule against married women rushing, but to be honest, being a senior and being 23 is going to make it VERY difficult for you to get a bid at a school like OU. Sororities at schools like that tend to prefer the traditional freshman PNM.

You have nothing to lose by attending some spring recruitment events, but there are no guarantees that you'll end up getting a bid.

What is Spring Recruitment like? I know not all the houses take part in it, but how do you know if one is or isnt? Is Spring kinda like Fall just less formal? Does everyone get to know about Spring or is it word of mouth or you only get to know if you are close friends etc?

Originally Posted by NotSure27

What is Spring Recruitment like? I know not all the houses take part in it, but how do you know if one is or isnt? Is Spring kinda like Fall just less formal? Does everyone get to know about Spring or is it word of mouth or you only get to know if you are close friends etc?

Check with your Greek Life office for more information on Spring Recruitment. If Fall Recruitment just ended, you might not hear anything for a while.

Some campuses publicize informal rush. Some don't and you'll only find about it if you've got friends in those sororities. It really all depends.

[epchick]

Again i'll say it, I hate when people say "I'm a junior/senior, but I have ___ years left of school" It doesn't necessarily work like that--at least not in my sorority. We count from when you first entered school, and you can go 4 years (possibly 5 depending on the chapter). So since you are a senior, even though you might have 3 years left, you would NOT get those 3 years as a collegiate.

[fantASTic]

Originally Posted by epchick

Again i'll say it, I hate when people say "I'm a junior/senior, but I have ___ years left of school" It doesn't necessarily work like that--at least not in my sorority. We count from when you first entered school, and you can go 4 years (possibly 5 depending on the chapter). So since you are a senior, even though you might have 3 years left, you would NOT get those 3 years as a collegiate.

I disagree. It's worth saying because they don't know how every organization works. For AST, we have no collegiate alum, no fifth year alum, nothing. If you are a collegiate and a member, you are active. So for us it IS definitely worth knowing.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

I disagree. It's worth saying because they don't know how every organization works. For AST, we have no collegiate alum, no fifth year alum, nothing. If you are a collegiate and a member, you are active. So for us it IS definitely worth knowing.

However... it is also good to note that if you do wish to enter into alumnae status, you have the option of doing so after you've either:

1.) Completed 4 years of school, or
2.) Been active in the sorority for at least 3 years

So even with this, I could see how chapters might be weary of initiating someone, thinking that they could essentially leave at any time that they wanted after they've finished 4 years of school. As for my chapter, we don't really care. If someone really wants to be part of the chapter, whether they're a freshman or not, and we really like them and would like for them to be part of the sorority, then we allow them to join.

Again, it all depends on where you go to school, and how each chapter views your situation.

[fantASTic]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

However... it is also good to note that if you do wish to enter into alumnae status, you have the option of doing so after you've either:

1.) Completed 4 years of school, or
2.) Been active in the sorority for at least 3 years

So even with this, I could see how chapters might be weary of initiating someone, thinking that they could essentially leave at any time that they wanted after they've finished 4 years of school. As for my chapter, we don't really care. If someone really wants to be part of the chapter, whether they're a freshman or not, and we really like them and would like for them to be part of the sorority, then we allow them to join.

Again, it all depends on where you go to school, and how each chapter views your situation.

Are you sure? I looked in the Collegiate Chapter Handbook and I believe it said that if you are a collegiate, you must be active and that AST has NO collegiate alum policy. But my CCH was from the early 1990s...so I could be out of date!

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by epchick

Again i'll say it, I hate when people say "I'm a junior/senior, but I have ___ years left of school" It doesn't necessarily work like that--at least not in my sorority. We count from when you first entered school, and you can go 4 years (possibly 5 depending on the chapter). So since you are a senior, even though you might have 3 years left, you would NOT get those 3 years as a collegiate.

Different NPCs have different policies regarding whether a 5th year can remain active. I believe this would be a (Inter)National Policy rather than a chapter policy, but I could be mistaken.

My sorority allows 5th years the option to remain active or go alum. My chapter had a 5th year remain active and live in the house during her 5th year.

Other NPCs require 5th years to go alum.

I'm not sure if any NPCs require 5th years to remain active until graduation.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Different NPCs have different policies regarding whether a 5th year can remain active. I believe this would be a (Inter)National Policy rather than a chapter policy, but I could be mistaken.

Ahh ok, good to know. I didn't know if other NPCs allowed 6th+ years (and according to fantASTic, AST does), but my understanding was my sorority doesn't.

I know we allow 5th year students as well, but after the 5th year you had to go alum even if you hadn't graduated yet.