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When I was in sorority in the 80's I simply don't recall recruitment being as complex as it seems now. Maybe that is because in the information age, it is possible the influx of information and who knows who, etc, via Facebook pollutes the process. Because of what I perceive to be a different type of recruitment going on, I have personally found the recruitment threads helpful to know what I can expect my daughter to be going through. And that is not important because I want to live through her, but because when Moms that have very close relationships with their daugters, its nice to know what is going on when the daughters look to their mothers for guidance and support. Allthough my daughter has read many recruitment threads and we have discussed them extensively, (always stressing "open mind") I am not so sure she would sit down and write out her thoughts and feelings on a recruitment thread. And certainly as a parent I have no problem not posting a recruitment thread if it is damaging to the child. In my social circles, 99% of my friends are actively involved in our children's lives. Are we helicopters? I don't think so. I consider myself more of a cruise director. I make sure things are on schedule, but it's not my job to do the limbo or decided what each child choices to do.
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