Grad Students Rush?

[Old_Row]

Sorry, but the idea of any chapter at Bama pledging or affiliating a grad student makes me giggle.

OP if you couldn't find the time or be interested or motivated enough to pledge as an undergrad, your sorority ship has sailed far into the sunset.

I also don't think a chapter advisor should use a public online forum to refer anyone to other specific chapters at the schools they advise. A PNM needs to take the initiative to do the research herself and it would also avoid any possibility of a specific chapter being singled out online and forever as being struggling.

Also didn't that Sigma Kappa colony just have their bid day? Would they even be installed this semester in time for a second semester senior to be initiated?

[ElieM]

Originally Posted by Old_Row

OP if you couldn't find the time or be interested or motivated enough to pledge as an undergrad, your NPC sorority ship has sailed far into the sunset.

As noted above, service GLOs and non-collegiate GLOs may be happy to pledge you, but they may not offer the undergrad sorority experience you are looking for

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Old_Row

Sorry, but the idea of any chapter at Bama pledging or affiliating a grad student makes me giggle.

I know, right?

To the OP - you mentioned that the reason why you didn't pursue sorority membership earlier in your undergraduate career is that you had lots of friends at your university. It seems to me that perhaps you're considering pursuing sorority membership because you'll be moving to a place where you don't know anyone, which is fine and the reason why many people seek membership, but I don't know if that's the best reason to do so at this point in your academic career. You're going to meet people in your graduate program who will have common interests (field of study) and a clear understanding of the responsibilities of a graduate student. If you do receive a bid, you're most likely going to be in a pledge class that is majority freshmen students, who are really at a different place in life than you will be.

Someone upthread mentioned the service organizations. Another group that you may want to consider would be Beta Sigma Phi. There seem to be many happy members who have posted here on GC.

Whatever you decide, best of luck to you.