<p>Hi! So I'm asking general advice, but if you're Greek already I'd really love your two cents.</p>
<p>I'm perusing my second bachelors at a new university in a different field after finishing one and a masters. </p>
<p>At my previous university I was a theatre major and as so often happens with art programs my advisor threaten to pull my scholarship if I went Greek citing that I would not have enough time to do both. I never got to go Greek even though I really wanted to. I've done my research into my new university and they said I could rush if I wanted to however, because of rules they can't give me any advice on whether I SHOULD rush. What do you think. I'm nervous that the ladies will think I'm too old, but I really like what the sisterhoods stand for and what their nationals stand for. I'm willing to listen to advice, am I being silly and not giving enough credit to the ladies to not see beyond age?</p>
<p>It really depends on your school and how competitive the greek life is. If it’s very competetive, being older will hurt you, but there is always a shot. I say go through rush and see what happens, it doesn’t hurt to rush! Just know that you’re going to have a lower shot of getting a bid.</p>
<p>Yeah, rushing cannot hurt you as long as you know that your chances are not as good. It depends a lot on how competitive your Greek system is as well. Be aware that at some schools what the sisterhoods “stand for” does take a back seat to partying and hanging with frat guys…this is not always the case but it’s a large element that often overshadows the values of the organization at many schools. Just know that going in. I fully support sororities and am in one but just know what you’re really trying to be a part of.</p>
<p>Are you starting a whole new bachelor’s, as in you have four more years at your new school? This could help if you explain you’ll be there for a while, one reason sororities want more freshmen is because they’ll be members for longer, but you’ll be there as long as the average freshman, it sounds like. So maybe that might help.</p>
<p>Although…after a bachelor’s and a master’s…are you significantly older than 18-22ish? If you are you might want to think about if you’d have enough in common with traditional college-age students to really fit into a sorority. You may be in a very different stage of your life than they might be. Just a thought.</p>
<p>I agree with both of you for some sororities the mean does take a back seat to boys, and that I’m am a little older, that’s why I’ve been putting serious thought into going into COB. So that I can get to really know the ladies and the alumni. I have a friend who’s Greek and she advised this for two reasons, one is that I get to know the ladies in the house and not the ladies during rush, the second is that for me and my age getting to know the alumni should be important because I’ll be connected to them for the rest of my life and I should make sure that I will get along and be proud of being associated with them.</p>
<p>If COBing is a big thing at your school, go for it. At my school very few houses do it (if any) so it wouldn’t be something I’d think to recommend, but that seems like a good option. Often, the houses that are more about partying are more popular and therefore wouldn’t do COB (since they would have filled quota during rush) so you wouldn’t really lose anything by not doing rush, I think.</p>
<p>Also, how does doing COB have you meet alumni? Perhaps it’s just not that way at my school, but here it would just have you meet the girls who are already in the house, the same ones you would meet if you were rushing.</p>
<p>You r a MAVERICK!</p>
<p>Go Rogue and Drill Baby Drill into the Real America greek life. Maybe they like Hockey Moms and you’ll See The Union From Your House and have time to Read All Of The Newspapers.</p>
<p>I think you should ask yourself one question: Do you really think you can blend in with a bunch of 18-21 year olds?</p>
<p>Age itself isn’t an issue, but the maturity level does. If you carry yourself like an older person, it will not work well.</p>