The sorority after years

You've spent the past four years attending mixers, living in a sorority house, raising money for your philanthropy and wearing letters. Now you've got your graduation cords, your cap and gown and your diploma. How do sorority women maintain their identity after college after all those years of being a "sorority girl"?

Do you go on to join an alumnae chapter? Do you become a national officer or a leadership consultant? Do you become a general advisor for a chapter in your area? Or do you go on to have a family, get a job in your field or decide to travel the world?

During college, sorority women aren't brainwashed and our brains aren't reprogrammed to not think of anything besides Greek Life (although sometimes it feels that way). We have interests and goals for our future and we help acheive them together.

Whatever you decide to do, you have the support of your sisters and of your national chapter. Wherever you go, you will find SOMEONE that is in the same organization you are in. For example, I currently work with a girl who is an "AXP" at a different university. A recent graduate sister of ours met an "AXP" in California right after she got engaged, because the girl noticed her bag with letters on it. She had not been able to tell any of her friends that she was engaged yet, but she told the girl whom she had just met. It was meaningful to her because she had met a sister so far away from home, but she still felt connected in sharing her engagement news and introducing her fiance to her. No matter if you get to know the person or not, you will feel connected to them by the deep bonds of sisterhood and love for your organization.

Many people fear that the transition between being a sorority girl and a normal member of society will be hard. Why? It is no different than how you live your life now! If you are on executive council of an orgaization, you view it as your job- as a business. You can still maintain your personal identity alongside your inner-sorority woman all while doing your "job", no matter what it is. Your letters don't make or define you- they only made you stronger.

After college you may decide to leave your sorority years behind you and no longer partake in alumnae activities, but chances are you will still be connected to the sorority through the friendships you made in college. You will attend weddings of sisters, invite them over for margaritas, laugh over lunch, or even go shopping for baby clothes.

If you do decide to continue with your sorority involvement, it isn't hard to meet people outside of college! As mentioned, you can join an alumnae chapter. They are all over the country for every organization and are usually big contributers to philanthropic work and local chapter support.

Check out alumnae chapters if you think it is for you! You can contribute such wonderful things all while maintaining who you are and forming into a better and more mature being.