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My daughter went through rush some years ago and pledged my sorority. At my Alma Mater.
She was not happy. She liked a competitor of my house better, but was cut before Prefs because she was still carrying my house (she was sure it would upset me). The competitor figured that she would end up pledging my group. Since she was cut by her favorite, she had little choice at the end.
It ended badly. She dropped out of school and came home after one year, albeit for other reasons, but I can't help but think that it certainly played a part in the overall scheme of things.
I lived in Texas for so many years and saw so many cut throat Mothers and daughters at some of those schools out there, where certain houses would have twice as many legacies as they had spots and the wailing and gnashing of teeth were just incredible. Somehow the daughter lived, graduated and came home, got in the "right" social circles like Junior League (which always mystified me)and the sun came up the next day.
We all have the luxury of hindsight, but at the moment it seems to be the most important thing that's happening on the planet. It's like everything else in your rear view mirror. It shrinks down to nothing.
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