pledging and working
by: future pledgeIs it realistic to pledge and have a job at the same time? Opinions??
#1 by: Hard worker
I did all through undergrad and it was difficult but not impossible. For a sorority, there are a ton of mandatory events and work is not an excuse to not show up to a sorority event. I would either have to take off work and not be paid, or go to work, get paid, and pay the fine to the sorority. Neither way was a win. It was extremely frustrating because some people have to work in order to pay their house dues! Plus with working all the time I did miss out on some fun events. Or by the time I got home my roommates were all hanging out and having fun and I would have to start homework. If you don't need a job, I would just not have one.
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by: Easy to sayJun 19, 2014 2:25:34 PM
It's easy to say "just don't work," but that's not always possible. Nor would it help in the long run. I was a vice president of my house and I was the person responsible for handing out fines if someone missed an event and I assure you I went easy on people who had to work. Plus, we only required 60%-70% or so of the pledge class to attend socials and special fun events, so very often fines weren't even levied. I also know that when it came time for me to apply to internships, employers LOVED the fact that I had a job part of freshman year, and all of sophomore and junior year because it showed I could budget my time and had a strong work ethic. If possible you might want to try to get along first semester of freshman year without a job while the pledge demands are greatest, but get a job later. Just a suggestion. I also remember arguing at chapter that if we made frivolous events mandatory but also expected our pledges to have stellar grades, we were sending a mixed message.
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