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Originally posted by mccoyred
Great topic, Greek Sisters! I only have sons so I will not have to deal on this level.
However, what about the flip side of this situation? Could you truthfully admit if your daughter was NOT XYZ material? Would you still support her if she wanted to pledge your org? I know we all would like to hope that we instilled our values in our children but there are situations where the apple falls very far from the tree. Would you then support (and pay!) for her to join a diferent sorority?
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Soror, my parents are WXYZ that's all I was exposed to until I was about 17 and about to go away to college. When I told my mom what my goal was at the age of 18, she took it well. She also knew that I meant it because....I am now a 35 year old neo and my parents gave me sooooo much support during my process. In her heart, my mom knew that DST was right for me even though it wasn't her organization of choice. Now we all have some good natured fun about my choice and their choices! I always say that "I chose best" and mom follows up with "for you"!
I have a daughter who is 11 years old and if she wanted to join another organization, then that's fine with me. I wouldn't want her to feel as if she had to join DST just to please me. Also, if I knew she wasn't DST material or that her reasons for joining were off-base then I admit that I wouldn't support her in her decision...to the point of not voting in her favor (if it's an alumnae situation). Flip side, if there's another organization that she feels better suited for, then I'd pay and support her whole heartedly!