Any Junior Leaguers Out There?

MomLive
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:16:17 +0000

but I always had impression that the junior league in our area had more of the " ladies who lunch" set and who were attorneys or politicians &/or their wives which was different background from my blue collar household.



This is a pretty accurate description and most members are college graduates. Usually they are stay-at-home moms who are actively involved in their kids schools, etc. But there are some high-power career ladies also - the woman I bought my current home was a partner in a law firm and was president of our JL chapter.

HImom - my guess is not many women join at your age, so you would probably be among the oldest in your provisional group. A good friend was just finishing up her league requirement to sustain when she was in her 40’s and she said she was among the oldest current members in our chapter.

I do think there needs to be a more active ‘senior league’ organization for women our age. We use to joke that the league kicks you out right as you find yourself with an empty-nest and more time. Seems sort of silly.

The sustainers tend to do their own thing - luncheons, meetings, etc. though they will occasionally put in an appearance at key meetings and of course, buy tickets for league sponsored fundraisers (which is probably what you attended, HImom). As a current member, you probably won’t interact much with sustainers and you have to put in a fair amount of time to qualify as a sustainer. Knowing all that, I can’t see myself re-joining at this age - though it is a great organization.