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Originally Posted by rebelgirl
I am yet another person with somewhat the same questions as TexasRose. I'll pose a stronger point in this thread. I know that it is something "special" yet I know in my heart that I want to give myself in time, philanthropy and heart to a sorority. My mother is a Beta Sigma Phi and I've met with a few chapters but they are so aniquated that it doesn't work for me. I have such a strong respect for NPC's that I know these are the only sororities that will fulfill what I am looking for in a group. I know I won't get the "college" experience but I want to be part of something great. I do have a degree and am curious if there is any way I might join a sorority even though I have long since graduated. What is there for some of us to do?
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Originally Posted by rebelgirl
I appreciate everyone's responses. As for Beta Sigma Phi, I'm glad that you enjoy your experience with them but I neither want to charter a chapter or feel as if they are something I would be interested in joining. Even the women I have met expressed that on the National level they were antiquated so they are out of the questions.
Also, I do volunteer A LOT. I also have joined the Junior League and will be starting my provisional year so maybe once that gets going I won't feel as if there is so much missing. Part of what I would like to do is work with girls on the college level. I would love to be an almost mentor or big sister without specifically focusing on my career field or some religious affiliation. I look back and wish I had had someone to better help me transition from being a teenager to being a young woman. It cost my parents a lot of many as I bounced around in college and me much time to finally gets things figured out. I only explain all this so you all could see where I'm coming from with my interest.
I'm definitely not trying to shop. Just wondering if someone had any advice. I'm sure it will all work out for the best.
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I'd wonder why you didn't join in college, and hearing a grown woman with a degree say "there is so much missing" and that a sorority would fulfill her, but only an NPC, I would really question what her intentions and issues were. If you want to mentor and work with college aged women get a job in higher education, as there are plenty of women in college who never have an opportunity to join a sorority and need help. You could work on campus in Student Activities & Government, be a director of a dormitory, teach and connect with female students, be a house director, or work on campus and be involved in women's groups and issues as an advisor and mentor. The sort of woman I would consider to initiate as an alumna is already giving and is satisfied with what she is doing, and gives of herself freely. She compliments the sorority with who she is, it is not a means for her to feel complete or whole.
The majority of sorority alumnae are not directly working with collegiate chapters due to geography, time, and personal lives. There are instances where women are initiated to assist with a chapter, but they've served as advisors, house directors, and so on, they've already given freely without the intention of joining. We have alumnae groups and chapters far from college campuses, and alumnae are involved with each other through life long bonds.
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