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Originally posted by PnguinTrax
I think Phi Sigma Sigma will take grad students as members of an undergrad chapter.
I don't know of anyone else.
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Phi Sigma Sigma does accept Graduate Students as Collegiate members of their chapters. (I became a founding sister of my chapter as a 32 year old grad student.) If you notice I used the term Collegiate, Phi Sigma Sigma now uses that term instead of undergraduate. It goes back to our core value of inclusiveness and Phi Sigma Sigma realizing that they were missing out on wonderful women just because they were grad students.
Most campus are moving away from the stereotypical go to college at 18 for 4 years, graduate and get a job. My campus is actually becoming more of the norm. Our student population is predominantly women, transfer students, average age is around 28, and a commuter campus. We also have a LOT of Graduate students as we have one of the best ranked Teacher Education Programs in the state. As the demographics of colleges change so should the sororities or they may not be able to survive.
My advice is to really consider the women as potential sisters. Dont discount them just because they may be older or grads. One of the big questions I got was would I have time to be involved in the sorority since I'm a grad student and studies take up a lot of time. Yes, I do have the time (I was President last year). As a grad student I have learned to prioritize my time, as most grad students do. If the women are going through recruitment then they probably realize how much time will be required and have still decided to make sorority one of their priorities.
Let us know how things go with the grad students. I am also curious as to what other NPC's accept grads. I can't believe Phi Sigma Sigma is the only one.