This week I've picked up a temp job as the interim house director for my sorority's chapter at a local university. The newly hired house mom had a prior commitment this week so I was asked, as a temporarily unemployed active alumna volunteer who lives within driving distance of the chapter, if I could fill in for the house mom during this week. And being the sucker that I am I agreed to do so. This involves living 24/7 in a sorority house full of college girls. As someone who has been out of college for thirteen years, what was I thinking?!?!
Don't get me wrong, the sorority members in this house (sophomores through seniors right now since we haven't recruited this year's freshman yet) are being great. They listen to what I have to say and are very respectful of me and of the fact that I'm here to help out their chapter and new house mom for the week.
But still, life is at a different stage for the 19 to 22-year-old college student than it is for me as the 34-year-old alumna who normally lives in a condo and not a sorority house. This week they, along with other members of Greek Row, can handle going out until all hours of the night (okay early morning if we're really honest) whereas I'm thinking about bed by about 11 pm or midnight on a normal weeknight.
I'm a night owl by nature so midnight isn't what I'd consider too late however even I have my limits. While asleep last night, I heard a party get broken up by the local cops at either one of the fraternity houses or apartment buildings up the street at around 3 am this morning. And I'm guessing that it's safe to assume that those attending said party likely just moved the party elsewhere.
I'm sure when I was in college I had a few super late nights myself but I have a lot more respect now for those who live in college towns and for those who work in higher education such as sorority / fraternity house directors and residence hall directors who literally live in this environment day-to-day!
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