As much as I love and support the University of Kentucky, I would rather my son attend the college or his choice.

Besides, it is much easier to get accepted to one of them little ole Ivy League schools (as an example) than it is to receive a bid to Sigma Chi. :cool:

I had to think about this for awhile, but I decided I would go GLO. My two nieces will likely not end up at Iowa, but there's always a chance they could end up at an Alpha Xi campus, and that would rock. They won't have the same restrictions I had (you can go to any school you want, as long as it has the word IOWA in the name)

I have a nephew at Iowa State, and I wish he would rush but so far a no go. Second nephew starts at RIT this fall. They have a Greek system there, but it really doesn't seem like it would be his thing. On the other hand, he's a TKE leg so that would be fun for my BIL.

In any case, it's definitely outside of my control since they aren't even my kids! Niece 1 is already a Rose Petal... I guess it's time to get niece 2 signed up. She is 3 after all!

GLO - I'm not paying out-of-state tuition for a directional school in Illinois. It was right for me because I only had 2 in-state choices that had my major, and the other was too close to home.

I'd also like to see my son go Phi Tau.:)

I didn't expect to see such a variety of responses - I guess I thought everyone would agree with me lol.

Even though I love Mason, and it's a great institution where any of my theoretical children could thrive, I would go with my GLO. Maybe it's because my family doesn't have any multi-generational connections to any university, or maybe its because Mason doesn't have a huge cultish sports culture, but sharing Delta Chi with my son would be way more special and permanent to me.

As much as I love TCU and would be happy to send my kids there, I don't think it's likely. I don't plan on living in Texas my whole life and I know it's a tough school to fit into academically and socially. I would want my kids to go to a school where they feel they fit in and more importantly had excellent programs for the majors my children were interested in. It's not really important to me where my kids go so long as it is a good school.

It would mean so much more to me personally that my son share my Delt brotherhood. Even though I don't have any kids yet and no marriage in sight, I can only imagine how special it would be to share the experiences of Delta Tau Delta together and we could call each other brothers. As a current active going through the summer rush process, we have a few rushees who are double and even a triple legacy to DTD and I just think that is so amazing for that family to carry on such a tradition. It wouldn't matter what school he went to, but if they had a Delt chapter there I would strongly encourage him to check out that chapter for rush. Ultimately the decision would be 100% his as to what fraternity he joined, but I would let him know how much it would mean to me for him to be a Delt. But at the end of the day I want him to find a group of guys he fits in with like I did, and if it's not Delt than so be it....maybe my grandson can be a Delt. ;)

Sigma Kappa, definitely. I enjoyed my time at UF, but I have always felt a much stronger connection to my sorority than to my alma mater.

Responding from a different perspective.
 

I have 3 children all of whom have graduated from Florida State. I graduated from Indiana and had I been able to afford it, I would have loved for them to attend Indiana. However that was not to be...When my oldest son enrolled at FSU I took him to the Phi Delt house to introduce him to them. The first 5 people we met after we entered the house were all high...several others were drunk and this at about 11 am. I encouraged him to go thorough rush and find an organization where he felt he fit in...but not Phi Delta Theta.

My daughter was a XO at FSU and my youngest son was a Phi Delt...he was 16 years younger than his brother and fortunately the FSU Chapter had done a complete turnaround and now has a very nice chapter there.

I was very happy he became a Phi Delt...in large part due to the fact that his great-grandfather, his grandfather, his father, his great-grandmother's brother, a great uncle and 3 of my cousins were all Phi Delts. I had saved and accumulated a lot of family Phi Delta Theta memorablia that I was happy to have someone to pass it on to.

Chapters change overtime and vary from one campus to another...families move about the country for whatever reasons, and the chosen area of study may be better offered at a different college or university.

A different perspective.

Purc

Agree 100%. Personally I wouldn't want my kids to end up at FAU unless things change a lot between now and the time I have college-age kids. Not really much to do if you're not involved and even if you are its still kind of a lame place at times. I'd definitely like a Delt legacy though because my brothers have given me some of the best experiences of my young college life and I'd like my future children to experience that and share the experience of Delta Tau Delta with their old man.

Finally answering my own question... :)

I would choose Tri Delta. I've already indoctrinated my daughter enough by (almost) age 4 that she'll be a Spartan to some degree no matter where she ends up going to college. :D

But there are no women in any of my extended family on either side who are Greek and I would love to share Tri Delta with her. If not Tri Delta, just sharing the Greek experience would also be rewarding. :)

I would pick my GLO any day. I would love for my kid(s?) to go to my alma mater since I can see it changing a lot (for the better) in the future, but if my chapter isn't a good chapter when my son is college-aged then I wouldn't mind him choosing another school that has a better chapter.

I would not accept him joining any other fraternity than my own though.

I don't know how I'd feel about that, honestly. Obviously I have awhile to think about it but still its a conflict. On the one hand I want my (future) sons to experience the same things I have in Delta Tau Delta, but on the other I realize that each person has their own unique fit and Delt may not be right for them.

What if he went to a school where your fraternity wasn't? And for whatever reason, your nationals weren't up for having a colony there?

I do.

My son becoming my fraternity brother because it's what he wants = awesome.

My son becoming my fraternity brother because it's what I want = total parental failure.

Wait...By Spartan, do you mean Michigan State? If so, hello to my Big Ten friend! I'm a PSU graduate!

Yeah true, but all the same I think I'd probably a little disappointed if my (future) son ended up somewhere else.

Oh, yes! Michigan State! Go Big Ten! :D

School, absolutely. I love USC. I think it is the best school in the nation and would love for my (future) kids to go there. It'd be cool if they pledged DTD, but chapters change. The row at the end of my senior year did not resemble at all what it looked like my freshman year (at least for fraternities, it seems like the sororities have been the same since the 40s). This is true in terms of what chapters were present and the strengths and personalities of the chapters that stayed the course. If they prefer another fraternity or DTD isn't what they are looking for so be it...at least they are part of the Trojan family. We had several actives whose fathers had been in different SC fraternities that they just didn't see themselves in. Although my brother (their future uncle) was also an SC Delt so that would be a cool family tie.

Tough question

I love(d) my school, but I also love(d) my sorority. I just hated the academic part of school :) If I didn't have to go to classes, both would've made me equally happy

So all in all, I can't answer that question :D

I'm kind of surprised to see the overwhelming number of people who said alma mater, since this is Greek chat. I have little attachment to my alma mater as compared to my GLO. I was never Suzy-School Spirit. So that would be easy for me, my GLO of course. I feel like I would have had a similar experience at other large state universities. Then again, I could have been happy in other GLOs at Maryland, and I wouldn't necessarily be a Sigma Kappa if I went to another school. But when I think about the two scenarios:
A) my long-off future daughter loving Maryland and not going Greek/not joining Sigma Kappa
or
B) my long-off future daughter going to another university and finding happiness in Sigma Kappa

I'd pick B no question. Sharing Sigma Kappa is so much more meaningful. I wouldn't drop everything to help another Terp in need but I sure would help another Sigma Kappa.

I would have loved my daughter to become a Tartan or a Kappa but c'est la vie.

Carnegie Mellon did not have a strong department in her major, so I gave up hope while she was still in high school. In terms of women's fraternities, she is a member of the Monmouth Duo. Close, but no cigar.


My niece is CMU caliber and I could see it being a good fit for her. It all depends on the chaper in terms of Kappa. Her mom (my bio sister) is also a KKG but we went to very different schools.

I can't see my son and nephew fitting into CMU but perhaps they will pledge SAE like their uncle. Their fathers are Academy graduates so no Greek affiliation there,

GLO, you bet.

I like what you said, right here. I guess you are right about that, although I would always be willing to help a Nittany Lion out, any day of the week! As a Penn State Alumna, I have so much school spirit and pride but, I would def. help a Phi Mu out, if she ever needed me! I said school, earlier. I still stand by that but, (AND THIS IS A BIG BUT) if she went to another equally good school (or better) and there was a Phi Mu chapter there, I'd LOVE-LOVE-LOVE to see my daughter become a member of the "Faithful Sisters." I would love to share that bond and be at her initiation.

I love my organization, but I guess because my mother (and all the females in my family in fact) is Greek but in a different organization I've become partial to that relationship. Since many NPC organizations have similar structures, and there are some across the board commonalities in sororities we have enough in common to still talk about our experiences, but she's not all up in my business. I'll probably be the only one in the family that is a member of my organization since there are only two girl cousins left that are not in sororities and I have a feeling they'll be in the same sororities as their mothers. I kinda like being unique. :)

But I love my campus so much, too. It's perfect for me and just like different chapters aren't a fit for everyone, schools aren't either, but I'd be delighted if my daughter could share my alma mater with me. And currently at least the other four sororities on campus all have strong chapters and are all very strong, well respected organizations nationally/internationally, so I'd be ok with her joining one of those, if my chapter wasn't a good fit for her. Honestly I would have a hard time if she didn't want to go Greek at all, but if I ever make her feel bad about it I'll be very ashamed of myself.