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Thetaphimom, I also really enjoyed your post. It sounds like such a wonderful group of women doing so many wonderful things. Going into recruitment, my daughter did feel strongly that living in a house was part of what she wanted in her “Greek experience”. She was not interested in status or reputation, she did not feel that she is “better than that”, but she wanted a house, right or wrong. It is interesting you mentioned that at first your daughter was disappointed with her bid from Theta Phi Alpha. Perhaps it was for the same reasons? So remember, that is where these girls are now – in your daughter’s shoes on bid night. My daughter and I had a long talk on Sunday when her preference party list did not turn out as she had hoped. We talked a lot about what she really wanted from her sorority experience, and whether or not a house should be a deal-breaker. Halfway through our conversation it’s like a light bulb went off, and she realized that maybe a house isn’t as important as sisterhood with a group of women where both sides feel a connection. Tears turned to laughter and by the end of the conversation she was really excited to be going to the party at the unhoused sorority. How convenient that our conversation was right before the party. I hope her newfound excitement was felt by the girls who met with her.I hope that if my daughter gets a bid from an unhoused sorority, she will find her true “home” and realize that living in a sorority “house” is not what makes or breaks the sorority experience.
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