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My parents, right now, are kind of indifferent about it. They don't like the "[stereotypical] image" that is associated with GLOs. But like I told them, they weren't too happy when I decided to try out for colorguard the summer before my freshman year of high school, and by the time 2nd semester rolled around they loved the girls and supported me 100%. I know the same thing will happen this time too if I do decide to rush and get a bid.
My mom wasn't born in America, and neither of my parents went to college, so they really don't know what they're talking about aside from the Lifetime movies and Dateline hazing stories they've seen. At one point I said to my mother "Do you REALLY think they'd make a movie or do a news segment on a group of people that was doing something good? No, because it's not nearly as interesting. How many times have you seen "Habitat for Humanity," or "greenPeace" on the news? Not too often, but you know they're there and that they're doing good things. You're not going to hear about the thousands of college kids involved in this who DIDN'T get hazed and who AREN'T drunk party-crashers." That shut her up for the time being...!
If it works out and the time comes to pay dues, I don't think they'll be paying. I probably wouldn't ask them to anyway.
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