CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so excited for you!!!

Congratulations! I am so happy for you and your mom!

This has to be one of the most heartwarming "rush" stories I've ever read. Because of the special connection with your mom, your time in Delta Gamma is sure to be extra meaningful. Congratulations.


.....Kelly :)

I'm going to join in with everyone else in saying CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have wonderful times of excitement and happiness ahead of you...enjoy them to the fullest and you will never doubt why you became a Delta Gamma.
Good luck with the rest of Colonization and please continue to keep us up to date on what is going on with that process. It'd be cool to know since I've never even had the chance to be a part of it. Love and ITB,

Andrea
Eta Chapter

CJ, congratulations to you, your mom and DG. This will definitely be a bond between you that can never be taken away. Good luck with colonization. It will definitely be a lot of hard work and fun that will be worth it in the end.

Congratulations to you and your mom!!! DG is getting a great woman! Your story almost made me cry (which is pretty hard to do)!

Good Luck, and have a great New Member ceremony!

a happy and correct ending
 

this is how it should end. congrats. enjoy your new member period.
my best to your mom.
:D

This has made my day better. I wish you lots of luck CJ and your mom will be in my prayers. Even though i don't know you, I think there was some kind of special force that put you in this place.

Congratulations CJ!
I am so thrilled for you that you will be wearing the beautiful golden anchor of Delta Gamma very very soon!
Enjoy the Pi Alpha ceremony.....and congratulations!

Congratulations WhiteDaisy and Congratulations Delta Gamma!
 

My warmest congratulations to you on your membership in Delta Gamma. What a wonderful sisterhood for an obviously wonderful girl. Blessings to your mother, yourself and your new bond in Delta Gamma.

Congratulations CJ!!! I am so excited for you!

Your story DID make me cry! The fact that DG can be so special to both you and your mother at this point in your lives, touched me beyond words. I wish you continued happiness, and I'm overjoyed you and your mother can share even more special moments under the bonds of sisterhood.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

ITB,

dgtxalum

:) Congratulations! DG is a great group and I can only imagine how incredibly thrilled your mom is.:)

YAY!

I'm so excited to have a new Pi Alpha on GC!

Love and ITB,
Lil' Hannah

congrats!

Congrats to You
 

What a wonderful story - and a wonderful beginning for you and for DG.
Please let this DG alum know about our newest colony - the membership, the number of girls you took, etc. etc.
And my sincere best to your mom. God bless both of you.

Is there anybody who ISN'T crying after reading this?

I am so happy you and your mother will share this bond.

I could not be happier for you!!!! This a truly special time, and I wish more happy moments than you can count. I will continue to pray for your mother.

Erica:)

The Bid Day ceremony yesterday was also magical! I got to meet all of my future sisters and we got our first t's and group picture!! :p Such great sorority things to have. It was an amazing ceremony, I was a little saddened however, because there are 4 legacies in my pledge class, and all of their mothers were there and the mom's put the new member pin on their daughters...I just wish my mom could have been there...but she said she is going to try her hardest to come to the installation and initiation in November. All of the women seem so nice, I couldn't be luckier to be surrounded by them! Sunday is our first colony meeting and in a few weeks we'll elect officers...I think I will run for President...when I do things I go all the way...so why not? I'm ready and willing and up for the challenge. I'll let everyone know how it turns out. A HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE who has helped me through this...knowing that I have CG here to support me after each round was so encouraging.
DG Love,
CJ

CJ, congratulations, and I know you will have a wonderful time being part of such an amazing organization! It is really a special thing that you and your mom can now share the bond of Delta Gamma. As for running for president -- you go girl!!! Good luck, and have fun! :)

Congratulations! I am so happy that you get to share your sisterhood with your best friend-your mother :)

CJ,

Congratulations! I am so glad that DG worked out for you and that you have something special to share with your mom. Enjoy this time and good luck on elections.

Greek love,
Melissa

Bumping because I'm reminiscing and thinking of all the girls preparing for colony recruitments this Fall! :D

CJ, I just read through your thread - what an inspirational story. So glad you bumped it!

I probably should add an update as so much time has passed and I'm sure new folks will be reading the thread.

My mom was there for our Installation/Initiation on November 16, 2002. She proudly placed her badge on my chest during initiation!

In December of 2002, we made a holiday trip to Akron, OH where my mom grew up. While there, we met Andrea, who posted several times in this thread and ended up being one of my best friends. Andrea gave us a tour of my mom's chapter's house and took us out for ice cream.

Sadly, on March 10, 2003, my mom passed away.

My sisters were my anchors during that rough time in my life.

We buried my mom in Akron and once again, Andrea was by my side.

I finished out my collegiate years loving my DG experience and continue to be a very active alumna now.

I grew up, got married (Andrea was one of my bridesmaids!), have a beautiful son and another one on the way (due in October - Andrea is also due in October...with a little legacy of her own!). I'm now living in the UK with my little family.

Can't believe how time flies...

I'm so happy DG came into my life. My sisters have laughed with me, cried with me, celebrated with me, and have been my constant cheerleaders!

Though I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of your mom, this is a wonderful story whitedaisy! The perfect example of what sisterhood really means. Thank you for sharing and letting us know how things panned out!

Oh and if you want to read more about the whole "What DG has done for me thing..." - here is a link to our Fraternity Magazine, the ANCHORA from last winter, my story was including in the "How I Cope" article. The article starts on page 10, my bit starts on page 17 on the right hand side.

http://digital.watkinsprinting.com/publication/?i=9605

That's such a beautiful article. What started out as red-rimmed eyes as I read the thread turned in to full fledged tears when I read your story in the magazine. Thanks for the update - and the reminder of the depth of the bonds of sisterhood.

What a truly amazing and inspirational story - and a beautiful example of sisterhood! Thanks for updating.

Yes, this. The article made me cry

Wow - I am a guy and this article really touched me (read, made me tear up). Thank you for sharing your story with us.

That was a really beautiful, well-written, and moving article. Thank you for sharing that with us.

Thank you for sharing your inspirational story.

+1

What a beautiful story. THIS is what sisterhood is all about.

Here I am dragging this ol' thread up to the top. Couldn't help digging it back up to re-read since I'm flying to NC today. Tomorrow the Eta Kappa chapter of Delta Gamma is celebrating it's 10 year anniversary!

Delta Gamma truly has been a blessing in my life! Can't wait to see how far my chapter comes in the next 10 years!

CJ, thank you for sharing such a lovely, touching story with us all. I'm truly proud to call you my sister!