Non Traditional Student

[ASUADPi]

I'm not sure if U of A is big on recommendations. What I do know is that recruitment numbers (girls participating) has gone up, chapter sizes have gone up and that is why we were asked to come back a year early. I heard that about 1000 girls go through recruitment, not sure if that is true or not.

I'm 30. I love being in my sorority. I am absolutely thrilled that my chapter of initiation is back at U of A, but quite honestly I can't imagine being an active member now, at my age. I say this mainly because their priorities as an 18-22year old, are completely different then mine.

Also, as bear_down said, the chapters do require a 2 year live in. So you would need to ask yourself, "can I live with 18-22 year olds for 2 years". On the other hand though, age is just a number.

Now, with everything that has been "said" and you still are like "I wanna try it", I say go for it! Yes, you might not get a bid, but you will meet new people and since you have stated that quite a few of your friends are people in this age range, you might make some new friends.

None of us can speak for the chapters and how they will respond to you. As OTW said, recruitment is a mutual selection process.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

I'm not sure if U of A is big on recommendations. What I do know is that recruitment numbers (girls participating) has gone up, chapter sizes have gone up and that is why we were asked to come back a year early. I heard that about 1000 girls go through recruitment, not sure if that is true or not.

this is true .. last year over 1100 women signed up for recruitment.

[bear_down]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Is Arizona big into recommendations for recruitment?

Yes.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by bear_down

I don't mean this to come off as rude, but at 29, you have no possibility of receiving a bid at Arizona. There really is not an easy way to say that. It may be the west, but we have one of the most competitive recruitments outside of the SEC. Greek life is extremely traditional and so is the age range of the members.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was going to say, just from what I've learned about the school on GC. Don't embarrass yourself, and don't put the rushees in the position of having to feel bad about cutting you.

Join Alpha Phi Omega IF AND ONLY IF you are committed to service and joining for service first and foremost. It is not a social Greek substitute.

Most schools have some sort of an organization for nontrational students - I would look into those.

[Titchou]

If you were going to a commuter school or smaller local college I might say go for it. But at a traditional campus with a large Greek system, the odds are not going to be in your favor. I'll quote one of my collegiate pesidents (age 21 and talking about her chapter) when I was a Rush Adviser talking about a PNM of your age - "Why would she want to hang out with a bunch of hormone driven twits?" Out of the mouths of babes....

[Greek2B]

Thanks everyone for all of your suggestions. I already do a ton of community service through my work (media) and on my own so I am looking for something a little more social. I adore meeting new people!! I'll definitely look into all the options suggested here!

Thanks again! :-)