[tcsparky]

My parents attended a VERY conservative church-affiliated college in the late 60's. There were no social clubs of any kind allowed there. When I headed off for college they would not allow me to go through Rush. My mom said I could not join any social clubs, only academic-related ones. So I was in the band (MAJOR partying happening there), the drama club (Have you ever been to an after-show party? not tame by any means), the biology club (OK, that one was pretty vanilla), and participated in dorm intramurals. By the time I had convinced them that I could handle being in a sorority and that it was NOT all about drinking and sleeping around, I was a junior and had lost my opportunity (at my school juniors and seniors just did not get bids).

Now that I am an AI, they are all for it. I gave them the mother's and father's pins for Xmas and they asked a lot of questions and think it is just wonderful.


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