I've searched and searched, still looking for some help...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by lucgreek

Really? I'm a little shocked by this. By senior year attendance for seniors at mixers was hit or miss (both on the fraternity and sorority). It was mostly the the freshmen/sophomores who went.

That's lame. Period. No wonder we have an issue with lifetime membership, if people aren't even doing the most fun parts of being in a GLO while they're still in school.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

That's lame. Period. No wonder we have an issue with lifetime membership, if people aren't even doing the most fun parts of being in a GLO while they're still in school.

I know, right?

I think it really depends on the school... and maybe the size of the chapters?

I know that at my school, there were a lot of alumni who came to hang out at the fraternity houses for mixers... and sometimes general parties. And it wasn't always the younger alumni, either. It was never weird or awkward, and I never felt like they shouldn't be there. I actually loved talking to the older alumni when they came around, and the brothers always welcomed them, so who was I to say anything, anyway?

It's not like they were there every week, but if they're in town, I say why not stop by? And if they're recent alumni, that doesn't seem "weird" or "creepy" to me that they'd be there to hang out and have a good time.

But maybe that's just me...

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

That's lame. Period. No wonder we have an issue with lifetime membership, if people aren't even doing the most fun parts of being in a GLO while they're still in school.

Mixers are not necessarily the most fun part of being in a GLO in the first place...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Mixers are not necessarily the most fun part of being in a GLO in the first place...

I know, they have to go a loooong way to be as fun as membership selection meetings and rush practice, right?

And I said "most fun partS." There are of course, other fun things too - but as I said, a mixer isn't just a time to hook up. It's also to have fun hanging out with your sisters and other Greeks. It's just sort of sad that people get into a fraternity or a sorority partly for the purpose of widening their social horizons, and then refuse to partake of the social events.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I know, they have to go a loooong way to be as fun as membership selection meetings and rush practice, right?

And I said "most fun partS." There are of course, other fun things too - but as I said, a mixer isn't just a time to hook up. It's also to have fun hanging out with your sisters and other Greeks. It's just sort of sad that people get into a fraternity or a sorority partly for the purpose of widening their social horizons, and then refuse to partake of the social events.

Find me a social event that doesn't involve loud music, dancing and alcohol. I broadened my social horizons fine without them.

I just object to the idea that if you're not going to the mixers you're ignoring the fun part(s) and the rest is a wash. My chapter had a similar dropoff as engineers, teachers, nurses and pre-med students all started doing much harder work/clinicals/student teaching/etc. Once 40 hours of your week minimum is gone to school stuff, Wednesday night doesn't sound like such a fun time to go out and party. Semi-/formals were all on weekends so those were nearly universally attended.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Find me a social event that doesn't involve loud music, dancing and alcohol. I broadened my social horizons fine without them.

How very swell for you. If you didn't mind wasting your money, whatever turns you on.

(I'm also trying to recall our mixers that had loud music or dancing - that was the bar, not the mixer.)

[lucgreek]

Originally Posted by 33girl

That's lame. Period. No wonder we have an issue with lifetime membership, if people aren't even doing the most fun parts of being in a GLO while they're still in school.

Mixers were fun, but when you're 21/22 and in a big city, they're not as fun as they once were when you're underage. Though if you had quite a few friends in a certain sorority/fraternity, you never missed those mixers ever.