I'm the very 1st Greek in my immediate family.... Alpha Phi! My parents both had the stereotypical view of greeks but hearing about all of the philanthropy work and sisterhood activities my chapter does is starting to change that. But my 1st cousin who is a year older than me is an Alpha Xi Delta. My little bro will be off to college next fall... so far no interest in Greek life but we'll see!

I'm the only greek in my immediate family. My cousin was an Alpha Chi Omega at Vanderbilt and her sister (also my cousin) is an Alpha Sigma Tau at Oglethorpe in Atlanta. My younger sister (who is only 5) will definitely be an AXO if I have any say! :)

Father- Omega Psi Phi
Mother- Delta Sigma Theta
Sister- Delta Sigma Theta
Brother in Law- Kappa Alpha Psi

How in the world did I end up in Phi Kappa Psi??? Lucky, I guess!!! ;)

Me: Delta Chi alumni '02, Western Michigan U.

Little Brother: Delta Chi, Ferris State U.

Cousin: Delta Zeta alumna '85 Western Michigan U. (Met her husband, although independent, at a Delta Chi-Delta Zeta mixer in the mid 80s).

Cousin's wife: Delta Zeta alumna- School unknown

Me : Phi Sigma Sigma

Mom: Sigma Sigma Sigma

Grandmother: Sigma Sigma Tau (that may be a local?)

Out of 6 kids, 4 brothers and 1 sister, I am the only one to join a GO!



~Rebecca



"It's a PHI SIG thing!"

"I'd rather laugh with the sinners then cry with the saints, the sinners have MUCH more fun"

I'm a Phi Kappa Tau born and raised :)
I have cousins though who all pledged Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

To me though its all about the Harvard Red, and OOOLLLLDDDDD Gold.

Gold and Red,
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My mom is a Delta Zeta and my dad is a Pi Lamda Phi. It's funny, when I started college I refused to Rush - my mom really thought I should go through it, but I refused. A year and a half later, after getting to know a bunch of the Kappa girls and going thru Informal Rush, I had to call her and say I had gotten a bid. :) I'm sorry that I didn't take her advice, maybe I would have found my home at Kappa a bit earlier and had more time to spend with my wonderful sisters!

As far as I know, I am the first in my family!! (This is even considering extended family.)

Me: Phi Delt

Mom: Kappa Delta

Grandfather(Mom's Side): Sigma Nu

Grandfather(Dad's Side): Beta Theta Pi

Great Uncle (Mom's Side): Sigma Chi

Great Great Uncle (Mom's Side): Phi Delt (founding father at UF)


It was weird when I found out my grandfather was a Beta, cause then I recognized I had a legacy in every part of the Miam Triad.

i've got a big fat greek family. i guess you could say i was a sigma kappa legacy ;)

me: sigma kappa - penn state
mom:sigma kappa - virginia tech
aunt 1: sigma kappa - virginia tech
aunt 2: sigma kappa - virginia tech
grandmother: sigma kappa - university of washington
great aunt: sigma kappa - university of washington
cousin: sigma kappa - university of virginia

younger sister: kappa alpha theta - colorado state
aunt: kappa delta - university of maryland
dad: theta chi - virginia tech
uncle: pi kappa alpha - college of william and mary
grandpa: delta tau delta - university of washington
great uncle: kappa sigma - university of washington
cousin: pi kappa alpha - virginia tech

edited to add my sister & cousins

I have to say that I am the first Greek in my family. I have a first cousin on my Dad's side who was a Delta Zeta at the University of San Francisco and she kind of persuaded me to rush in a way.

My parents had stereotypical views on the Greek system, but let me do it. My mom actually went through Rush, but decided not to do it. After coming to Parent's Weekend and seeing how it has changed me for the better and hearing my views and seeing my work within Phi Delt and IFC, my parents support me and the greek system.

Mom: Sigma Kappa
My moms sisters are: Delta Zeta and Alpha Chi Omega and her brother was in a fraternity but I for get which one.
Me: Pi Beta Phi

For the size of my family there's only about 9 of us who were greek. No one that I can think of on my mother's side of the family (she's one of 12!) were greek in college!

Me: Alpha Omicron Pi

My dad: member of a professional/law fraternity, unsure which

One aunt: Sigma Kappa, her daughters are alumnae of Phi Mu and Tri Delta (I think but can't remember) Another female cousin in Pi Beta Phi.

One uncle: Phi Kappa Tau, his sons are both Phi Taus, all alumnae of the same chapter at U of Louisville.

I have one of my dad's old college yearbook from the 40s, with my aunt's Sigma Kappa pictures in it. Pretty darned cool family memento.

Christin

As far as I know, I am the first Greek in my family.

I just found out that my dad was in Phi Omega Mu in the Philippines, a coed-fraternity (they called it con something?) He laughed and told me he only joined to drink with his buddies and meet girls. Weird.