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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
At what point does a mom let go though? I mean, at what point does mom say "this is not my life, it's hers and she can do what she pleases?"
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It depends...ever heard of Momzillas? In some areas of the country, it's sororities. Others, it's sports like cheerleading, gymnastics, and figure-skating.
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
Do Southern moms whose kids don't join "top tier" chapters spend their whole lives dwelling on it and being embarrassed?
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Some of them do, others don't. It depends on the specific town and how prominent they are within them.
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
These are serious questions. I've only even lived in California and Ohio, so I'm reasonably clueless about this sort of mother/daughter dynamic when it comes to sorority life. I've heard of moms being upset when maybe daughter doesn't get into Harvard, but even they get over it--and I just don't see sorority life as important enough to dwell on like this.
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But, and this is something I only understand because of where I grew up, for some mothers, THIS IS THEIR HARVARD. In some circles, what sorority you joined at Fillintheblank U. dictates what their friends are going to be like, who they marry, and what their lives will be like as adults. I'm not saying that this is right, but this mentality is very real.
I won't lie, there are organizations that I might recoil if my daughter were to join, but I'd try my hardest to get over it. It may be harder, however, depending on the organization.
