Would you bid a 16 year old?

[Sciencewoman]

This was 30 years ago. We didn't have FB or the internet or any other way of finding out birth dates or similar info about people if they didn't choose to share it.

[WestcoastWonder]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

This was 30 years ago. We didn't have FB or the internet or any other way of finding out birth dates or similar info about people if they didn't choose to share it.

Wow, it's so weird to think 30 years ago it was the 80's. I automatically think 70's. My have the times changed!

I've always wanted to know, how was it like being in a sorority in the 80's?

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by WestcoastWonder

I've always wanted to know, how was it like being in a sorority in the 80's?

It was pretty much the same as now.... except, of course, chopping wood for heat and having to constantly badger the pledges to take care of the horses so they were ready to pull the buggies to morning classes.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by thetalady

It was pretty much the same as now.... except, of course, chopping wood for heat and having to constantly badger the pledges to take care of the horses so they were ready to pull the buggies to morning classes.

And don't forget the corsets. OH, those dang corsets. We sure kept those pledges busy running up and down the hall getting us tied up in our corsets every morning...

[WestcoastWonder]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

And don't forget the corsets. OH, those dang corsets. We sure kept those pledges busy running up and down the hall getting us tied up in our corsets every morning...

It was pretty much the same as now.... except, of course, chopping wood for heat and having to constantly badger the pledges to take care of the horses so they were ready to pull the buggies to morning classes.

The sad part is, I had to re-read that three times until I realized you weren't being serious LOL!

[DaffyKD]

Once upon a time when those pesky dinosaurs were still wandering around my campus we did pledge a girl who was only 16. Was interesting since 18 year olds were only deemed adults the year before. She had to fill out the same paperwork that those who joined 2 years earlier filled out since she was a minor and needed her parents signatures on any contracts. She stayed at the school for 3 semesters when her father made her transfer since he was tired of paying tuition for her to major in Partying at a party school.

DaffyKD

[adpiucf]

There weren't a ton of 16 and 17 year olds going through recruitment, but every year I was in college my chapter bid a couple of them. They made great sisters, not because of their ages, but because they fit what we were looking for.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Was it HoneyChile that was 16 when she went through recruitment or someone else?

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

I think you're right. I was going to post about that (though not with her user name).

I was 17 when I pledged. No biggie. I just had to have a parent's signature on a few things.

Yes, I was 16 when I got my bid. On Bid Day, I got the dreaded phone call, because neither of the houses where I preffed had known I was 16 (which means that neither of them read my rec before then!). My mother had answered the phone, got into a little dust up that it was very much the wrong time to suddenly be worried about it, and that she & my daddy would sign off on any paperwork. I got to celebrate Bid Day with my sisters (shocked them that I already knew the Greek alphabet!) and they both signed the next day - and embarrassing, checked out the chapter, since they hadn't seen the ADPi suite!

I think risk management is much, much more strict now that it was when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and I understand why. People are more litigious, and special snowflakes are less likely to take responsibility for their actions. A person who is 16 knows that they cannot legally drink, but some still feel the need to do so. It really depends on the person.