I will be honest here. Yes, I believe I influenced my daughter. I did not tell her what chapter I wanted her to focus on, rather those I did NOT want her to focus on. I will do the same with my son. WHY???
I know my kids better than any person who meets them for the limited time allowed for recruitment parties. I also know a RELATIVELY good percentage (almost 100%) of the girls and what few guys have joined from OUR area over the past 8 years. When you have this information and you see a pattern, it paints a picture.
Prior to her going through, an active (family friend) told her just look around and see who's there... Nothing else had to be said.
She did NOT want to recreate HS, so she was not interested in chapters that held a lot of locals.
For my son, I'll let my daughter do the talking and support what SHE has to say because of her insight regarding my son and the different styles of the fraternities. I would never tell them who EXACTLY to try to impress.
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