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knight_shadow 08-09-2010 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Blondie93 (Post 1965539)
Honestly I am not sure. I went to the same university (TCU) that my mom and her father attended, and there was something very cool about that. In fact my grandfather attended so long ago that he actually knew many of the people that our campus buildings were named for! My parents even got married in our university chapel. So, you can see that there is definite a special place in my heart, as well as my family's, for TCU.

However, I do have a daughter. The decision to rush and the group to list first on her pref card is hers and hers alone. That being said, I would really cherish the opportunity to share Theta with her. Perhaps that is because I already have the shared family connection with my college, but do not have other family members in Theta. Maybe there is just the desire to share that type of experience too. Who knows.

However, a fourth generation TCU-er would bring me much joy as well. Maybe I can have the best of both worlds- my son attending TCU and my daughter a Theta.
I was tempted to make some horned frog jokes, but this is too touching :)

/UTAMaverick

als463 08-09-2010 02:47 PM
Wow. This is a great thread. It is a toss-up because I love my GLO but, I also bleed blue and white. My fiance proposed to me at the Nittany Lion Shrine (it serves the same purpose as the Gator at UF and other fun monuments people get pictures with for graduation). I am having a Penn State themed wedding. We are getting married in State College and most likely having our wedding reception at the Nittany Lion Inn. Although, 4 of my 6 bridesmaids (to include my maid of honor) are my sorority sisters. Because my fiance and I are first-generation college graduates and both graduated from Penn State, and eventually Syracuse, I would have to say Alma Mater.

At the end of the day, we make it farther in life (for most people) based on the prestigious universities we attended and not necessarily on our GLOs.

ForeverRoses 08-09-2010 03:22 PM
Since I have all boys, I'll say alma mater.

Seriously, I would love to have them go to my alma mater, but since it would be out-of-state for them, they had better get some scholarships! One of the reasons I loved my school is that it's not a suitcase or commuter school- most students stay for the weekends. As long as they can have a similar experience, they can go anywhere.

Although, if they came home with AOII girlfriends, that would just be icing on the cake.

als463 08-09-2010 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ForeverRoses (Post 1965569)
Since I have all boys, I'll say alma mater.

Seriously, I would love to have them go to my alma mater, but since it would be out-of-state for them, they had better get some scholarships! One of the reasons I loved my school is that it's not a suitcase or commuter school- most students stay for the weekends. As long as they can have a similar experience, they can go anywhere.

Although, if they came home with AOII girlfriends, that would just be icing on the cake.
Hahaha...That is exactly how I feel. If my (future) sons come home with Phi Mu girlfriends, I'll be pretty darn happy.

thetygerlily 08-09-2010 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by PiPhiERDoc (Post 1965540)
I think I'm going to be the only one to say this - but definitely my GLO. My university was fine, but Pi Phi MADE my undergrad experience what it was.
Ditto. GLO wins for me, hands down. Unlike many in this thread, I don't have any familial ties to any particular school. Or GLO for that matter. I'm a first generation college graduate. My husband & I met at our college, but a small private liberal arts school isn't for everyone. And because there's no family tradition, and because that school is 2000 miles away from where we live, not a lot pulls us back.

My sorority experience made my college experience, and it did more to prepare me for the workplace than school ever could. I would love to share Kappa with a potential future daughter. Honestly, though, I think I would love to share any GLO. If not Kappa, then I'd get to learn that much more about another group. And really, that's not so bad. Alumiyum made a great point about how sometimes it's nice to have something similar but not exactly the same... so either way has its perks.

AOIIalum 08-09-2010 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie (Post 1965338)
If you could guarantee your child's admittance and happiness in one or the other but not both, would it be more meaningful to you to have your child attend your alma mater or initiate into your GLO?

:)
Neither. I detest my alma mater and I have three boys who have said at various times they'd never join a Fraternity. I'm just thankful beyond belief that the oldest reconsidered and found his Lambda Chi Alpha brothers. Who knows what the next one will do now that he's heading to college in a month? At least I have four more years before the last one heads out!

pshsx1 08-09-2010 04:48 PM
Unless my kids want to become architects or engineers, I don't want them going to my alma mater.

Even then, I wouldn't really care what school they went to... It all depends what specifically they'd want to study.

I would love for my sons to become SigEps. If I have daughters, it'd be cool if they married SigEps. Or I'll get them pinned somehow. :P

The goal is a 100% SigEp family lol.

aephi alum 08-09-2010 06:44 PM
No kids here, but if I did have any - alma mater, definitely.

Amicus 08-09-2010 06:55 PM
A friend of mine claims that his wife went to college to major in Greek, not the classical language but sorority/fraternity life. He went to a a top ranked liberal arts school that doesn't have a Greek system. For him, alma mater ...

NutBrnHair 08-09-2010 08:45 PM
Without a doubt, I would want my daughter to be a Chi Omega, regardless of the campus she chose.

Alumiyum 08-09-2010 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair (Post 1965793)
Without a doubt, I would want my daughter to be a Chi Omega, regardless of the campus she chose.
I'm jealous of both the owls and the skull and cross bones. All my Chi O friends have such cool sorority related stuff.

carnation 08-09-2010 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by pshsx1 (Post 1965620)
The goal is a 100% SigEp family lol.
LOL, my son said this.

No sé, it would be hard to choose. I love my 3 schools but my oldest 8 have gone to colleges that they've really liked and had a great time at. My oldest 6 girls have gone to schools without Pi Phi and flourished in their sororities.

Mm. I think I want a Pi Phi more. Just one?

33girl 08-09-2010 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie (Post 1965376)
Just to clarify...

I know we would all agree that we want our children/nieces/nephews to go where they would be happiest. I'm asking the hypothetical question of what would mean more to you - to share an alma mater or share a GLO with him/her/them?
Which would mean more to me? To share an alma mater. There are some schools where her sorority experience (not just in my sorority, but in any sorority) would be so many light-years from what I experienced that the "sharing" concept would be pointless.

Alumiyum 08-09-2010 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 1965804)
Which would mean more to me? To share an alma mater. There are some schools where her sorority experience (not just in my sorority, but in any sorority) would be so many light-years from what I experienced that the "sharing" concept would be pointless.
Good point, that didn't occur to me but that's so true.

Elephant Walk 08-09-2010 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie (Post 1965376)
Just to clarify...

I know we would all agree that we want our children/nieces/nephews to go where they would be happiest. I'm asking the hypothetical question of what would mean more to you - to share an alma mater or share a GLO with him/her/them?
That's kind of a tricky question because they only way I would pick to share my GLO over my school with them is if they were at my GLO at my school.

Frankly, I don't care for others within national headquarters. I like mine and they're my brothers.


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