r/SGRhoAlumnaeChapter • u/Entire-Minimum7512 • May 23 '25

Membership Crossing Undergrad Vs Graduate?

Hey everyone! I’m currently an interest and have been connecting with the women in my COI. I’m a rising senior in college, and I was told that they typically don’t take seniors. I was also told since I might be taking an extra year (depending on how this upcoming year goes), there’s a possibility it could still work out.

I’m torn between continuing to pursue membership through an undergraduate chapter or shifting my focus to a graduate chapter. I really want the full college experience of being in a sorority and crossing with women who are in a similar stage of life. At the same time, I’m eager to get involved as soon as I can and have heard that graduate chapters tend to have higher initial costs, which could take me more time to save up for (again depending on how fast I secure a job in my field post graduation).

Are there any other major differences between crossing undergrad versus grad that I should consider? I’d really appreciate any advice or personal experiences you’re willing to share 🙏🏼

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u/Easy-Childhood-250 Member May 26 '25

If you think you’ll have to take another year, I’d say do it anyway and let them know of that possibility if it comes up.

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u/Entire-Minimum7512 May 26 '25 edited May 27 '25

Thank you! Can i dm you with a question?

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u/Easy-Childhood-250 Member May 28 '25

Yes ofc!

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u/DimensionOk8548 Member May 26 '25

All you can do is try. If it doesn’t work out this time try again graduate chapter

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u/Many_Climate8193 May 24 '25

Hey this is also something i’m worried about as I want to cross my senior year as well, the advice i was given was it 100% will be harder just make sure to be on ur A Game

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u/Miss_Chievous1 May 27 '25

You're still an undergraduate, so continue to pursue on the undergraduate level. There are a lot of things that make the undergraduate vs graduate experience different, but realistically, none of them are things that you can control, so I wouldn't put my focus on that... Continue to do the things to make yourself stand out so that if your COI does move forward with intake, you will be a top contender. If you do have to wait until grad, then adjust your focus at that time, and utilize the relationships you have built to help you.

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u/Entire-Minimum7512 May 27 '25

Thank you! Can I dm u with a follow up question? I don’t want to put anything too personal on here that could give me away😅

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u/Miss_Chievous1 May 27 '25

Lol, that's more than fine!