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General commentary on this generation:
We have been protecting them a lot. My own kids included. Kids don't win or lose anything these days. Everybody gets a trophy or ribbon for participating and the philosophy of "everybody is a winner" prevails in kids organizations, sports, etc. People are worried about protecting their self esteem, but at some point in life, there are going to be winners and losers. They aren't always going to get what they want or be the best and they aren't learning to handle those disappointments at younger ages. I think we're doing them a disservice. Whether they don't get into their top choice college, their top choice sorority, their first choice job, etc.. at some point, they are going to "fail" at something and we aren't teaching them how to handle that.
Specifically about Auburn: These chapters are HUGE. This is a situation where I honestly feel that any woman can find a niche in any chapter. Our Auburn chapter has over 200 women in it. There is no way that all 200 share the exact same interests or have the same type of personality. In a group of 200 people, anybody will find a group with whom they will feel a close sisterhood. On a campus with small groups, I think the group personality as a whole could make it difficult to feel "at home" with every group, but at Auburn, I think that even if they aren't placed in their top choice, they will find a group of sisters with whom they click. Perhaps that needs to be emphasized to the PNMs as they go through this journey and there would be fewer hysterics.
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