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Re: House Mothers

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Originally posted by breathesgelatin
I searched and didn't find another thread like this-- soooo

1. If you have a house, do you have a house mother/director?
2. Does your university require GLOs to hire house mothers/directors?
3. Is your house mother/director a member of your GLO?

Washington and Lee University requires house mothers. Ours is Miss Joan. She is a Golden Arrow (50-year member in Pi Phi) from William and Mary. She is just the picture of a southern sorority lady. :D

1. We have a house, and we do have a housemom
2. As far as IFC, it is not required to have a housemom, however, different case for PanHell, they are required to have housemoms.
3. Yes, she was initiated long times ago (she has been our housemom for 18 years), and we call her "Brother North" (her name). Oh well ... it is about brotherhood, anyway ....

Re: Re: Lee Matson

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Originally posted by damasa
How does only haveing 8 active girls = "not doin too well?" I don't understand that. A group could have eight actives and be doing great.....

I guess if you are looking at it from a quantity point of view....

Point is, small doesn't always mean bad or weak or struggling.....word.

Exactly!! My sorority currently only has 8 active members, but we're not weak. As a matter of fact, there are three chapters under 10 on my campus right now.

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None of the greek organizations on my campus have House Mothers. Most have the position of House Manager as an active position. It would be inconvenient to have a House Mother, as most of the recognized organizations live in the Student Apartments.

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Originally posted by Ginger
that was the one :) Yeah, I didn't even know the Sigmas had a house-mother, but I knew them the least of anyone on campus.

Strangely enough, I lived in Lee Matson house (across from Anderson library) for a while, and it has a suite like those described here... I've heard it used to be a sorority house (though I don't know for whom), and when I was there, Delta Omicron was trying to work something out with DLK for us to take over that house but it never came through. Anyway, it never occured to me that someone other than a student would live in there... I figured it was just the president's suite!! (or at least I hoped ;))

I loved all the little named houses in WW, I thought they were so cute! And I love their Tri-Sigma house and the DZ house and the Alpha Sigma house. :)

Re: Re: Re: Re: Lee Matson

[QUOTE]Originally posted by uwwsweetie
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Originally posted by DaffodilDarling
Exactly!! My sorority currently only has 8 active members, but we're not weak. As a matter of fact, there are three chapters under 10 on my campus right now.

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It doesn't make a sorority weak it has to do with compared to the rest of the sororities on our campus. The rest of us have 40 and one has 80 but the Sorority that I wasnt talking about isn't a "social" sorority they are a music one so they don't participate in our rush stuff.

You did say that they (Delta Omicron) wasn't doing that great. In that same paragraph you also stated they only had "8 active sisters."
So it is compared to the rest of the sororities? They don't have as many members as the others so they aren't doing that great? I don't buy it, a chapter doesn't have to have 40, 50, 60 members to be doing good or not. Even if they don't have a number comparable to the other sororites on campus, doesn't make them weak, if they are a social sorority or not. That's my point....