Am I too old?

[CDancer20]

Originally Posted by als463

Excuse me for the lane swerve. AirForce01, let me first thank you, as former military myself, for your service to our country. I think the reason she asked that was because in the NPHC, you are expected to choose one specific organization you want and work toward getting into that organization, not look at a few. While looking around may seem like a good idea, in the NPHC, I think it is seen as disrespectful.

There is nothing disrespectful about researching the other D9s. Before you decide which one you want to join, you should take the time to find out what each is about and what each stands for. You should not want to join a greek letter org because of hype or what other people tell you to do. He did the right thing researching each group before making his choice of which to pursue.

Now as far as being too old, my aunt just graduated a couple of years ago with her BA. she is in her 50s or 60s. During her time there, she actually joined the undergrad chapter of a NPHC sorority.

[als463]

Originally Posted by CDancer20

There is nothing disrespectful about researching the other D9s. Before you decide which one you want to join, you should take the time to find out what each is about and what each stands for. You should not want to join a greek letter org because of hype or what other people tell you to do. He did the right thing researching each group before making his choice of which to pursue.

Now as far as being too old, my aunt just graduated a couple of years ago with her BA. she is in her 50s or 60s. During her there, she actually joined the undergrad chapter of a NPHC sorority.

CDancer20, thank you for adding to this. I don't know as much about the NPHC as NPHC members but, I am willing to learn. Hopefully the OP gets into an NPHC organization because I feel that going Greek was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It really is a lifelong commitment.

It is also great to hear about your aunt. That is proof that this is really a lifelong commitment. That makes me happy to hear things like that. Good for her for having such drive.

[CDancer20]

Originally Posted by als463

CDancer20, thank you for adding to this. I don't know as much about the NPHC as NPHC members but, I am willing to learn. Hopefully the OP gets into an NPHC organization because I feel that going Greek was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It really is a lifelong commitment.

It is also great to hear about your aunt. That is proof that this is really a lifelong commitment. That makes me happy to hear things like that. Good for her for having such drive.

I am not an NPHC either but after talking to some and reading posts/articles throughout the web, including this site, it answers a lot of questions.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by CDancer20

Now as far as being too old, my aunt just graduated a couple of years ago with her BA. she is in her 50s or 60s. During her time there, she actually joined the undergrad chapter of a NPHC sorority.

Why?

[Prettyface08]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Why?

Oh, Lord. LOL must you open that door?

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Prettyface08

Oh, Lord. LOL must you open that door?

I am serious. I mean why didn't she wait and go alumnae? I can't even imagine pleding collegiate at this age. Going back to get her degree was awesome, but pleding? I just don't get it.

[Prettyface08]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

I am serious. I mean why didn't she wait and go alumnae? I can't even imagine pleding collegiate at this age. Going back to get her degree was awesome, but pleding? I just don't get it.

LOL No, I understand where you are coming from and I wondered the same thing, but....do we really want that girl to come in here posting in paragraphs and giving out TMI?

[DrPhil]

Being a 40+ year older undergrad takes the nontraditional student to a new level. It's great, but you have to remember that most college environments are not tailored to older people (and people with dependents).

With that said, I would probably want to "pledge" as a collegiate if I were a collegiate instead of having to wait for alumnae. Whether or not that would conflict with my ADULT life and responsibilities is another issue. Many of the formalities of membership intake don't vary from collegiate to alumnae, but there are also very important things about the membership and sisterhood processes that do vary. And I definitely wouldn't participate in a lot of the social events that collegiate Sorors find entertaining.