|
I posted before on this subject and as I stated earlier, I AM A MOM OF A 2YR OLD little girl. I AM ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF GAMMA ALPHA OMEGA SORORITY. I along with several other wonderful ladies in my sorority have children. We are not all in the same chapter, but we are spread out across the country and we have all managed to maintain high gpa's, a high level of participation in our respective chapters, have all been to regional conventions (in-state and out of state) without neglecting our sons and daughters. My child is watched by my brother when I have chapter or have to go to any event that my daughter cannot attend. Mary-Katie (my daughter) has attended rush events, socials, fundraisers and community service events. She has been named the Gamma baby by my sorors.
She is loved by my sorors and by 2 very special Omega Delta Phi gentlemen that have watched her on a few occassions(both are in relationships with 2 of my sorors).
My social life DID NOT END when I became a mom.
I DO NOT feel that I have chosen my sorors over my child when I have to be away from her, I stated at the very beginning of my pledge process that my child comes first and my sorority second. Does not make me a bad soror or a bad mom.
GAO has enriched my life so much and they have become such great influences/role models for my daughter. I am lucky to be a part of such a wonderful sorority.
We are not the only sorority on my campus that has members that are or are about to be mommies. KDCHI has a sister that is a wonderful mommie to her son and she will be graduating with me in May. They also have a soror that will make a wonderful mommie to her unborn son, she is not only a soror, but also a member of the Honors program her at my school.
Should she not be in the Honors program, since they take up alot of time as well.
We all have done a great balancing act of sisterhood and motherhood and we have in my opinion done a great job in raising our children to this point.
|