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Old 03-28-2007, 11:56 PM
TSteven TSteven is offline
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Originally Posted by jadis96 View Post
Actually I had one mother who works with me come and see me a few months ago because her daughter had just accepted a bid at another school in Indiana and she was worried that maybe she should counsel her daughter to de-pledge because of this. She knew I was in a sorority and wanted my opinion. While I said I thought it was no big deal in the long run and I was sure her daughter would be fine, I found it sad that the mother's first national exposure to her daughter's sorority was this. That is where I can see this effecting DZ's numbers... if parents caution against DZ due to the media.
I'm sure it will happen. But I feel any "fall out" isn't going to be restricted to just Delta Zeta but perhaps sororities (and fraternities) in general.

In any case, you did the right thing and pointed out that this was an isolated incident and that her daughter would be fine. (We hope.) As such, the daughter didn't de-pledge. This is what I anticipate to be the likely scenario for a while. Initial concern, followed by reassurance at the chapter (local) level.

Last edited by TSteven; 03-29-2007 at 12:02 AM. Reason: seemed like the right thing to do
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