I'm 26. Am I too old to rush at LSU?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by TSUFH

I don't know how it is at LSU . . . .

I know you're trying to be helpful, but this is probably one of those cases where those of us who don't have experience with the specific school he's asking about and therefore can't give useful and accurate advice should leave it to others to answer. How it is at other schools or how we think it should be doesn't give the OP a realistic picture of how it actually is at LSU.

[TSUFH]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I know you're trying to be helpful, but this is probably one of those cases where those of us who don't have experience with the specific school he's asking about and therefore can't give useful and accurate advice should leave it to others to answer. How it is at other schools or how we think it should be doesn't give the OP a realistic picture of how it actually is at LSU.

I'm sorry. I realize thing differ from campus to campus but the common goal of all of our organizations should be the same. Being in a fraternity is a life changing thing that many people wish to partake in. His age should not be a discriminating factor just because "that is how it is at LSU." If we were this discriminatory on these kinds of things there is no telling how many good new member prospects would be passed over simply because of shortsightedness.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by TSUFH

I'm sorry. I realize thing differ from campus to campus but the common goal of all of our organizations should be the same. Being in a fraternity is a life changing thing that many people wish to partake in. His age should not be a discriminating factor just because "that is how it is at LSU." If we were this discriminatory on these kinds of things there is no telling how many good new member prospects would be passed over simply because of shortsightedness.

It shouldn't, but that doesn't mean it won't, ESPECIALLY at a competitive school like LSU.

This is one of those instances where you should defer to someone more familiar with the campus.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by TSUFH

His age should not be a discriminating factor just because "that is how it is at LSU."

But he didn't ask whether it should be a discriminating factor or not. He asked whether it will be.

I'm all aboard the "you'll never know unless you give it a try" train. But a person should get on that train with realistic expectations and take it from there. What matters is how active fraternity members at LSU will view his age. What happens elsewhere, or what should happen, is irrelevant to what he wants and needs to know. At worst, examples from elsewhere of it being no problem at all could generate false hopes.

Encourage someone to try? Sure! Encourage false hopes? No.

[deepsouth]

Honestly, as someone who is moderately familiar with the LSU system (I didn't personally go there, but I have a number of friends who did and I spent several weekends a year there) I would say that your chances are limited drastically by being 26. If you are a cool enough guy that they can relate to and want to hang out with, you should be fine, but I don't know that a fraternity is what I would want at age 26. I had a guy in my pledge class who was 21 and we thought that was kind of old.

I would advise you to try it out, meet some guys this summer and see what they think.

P.S. everyone in your pledge class will love having a pledge brother who is that old- that is if you are cool with going to the liquor store everyday.