Background:
My younger biological little sister's friend, Jamie W., is going to be a freshwoman
at U. of South Florida this fall, where we have a colony I think. I've known this for a while but never mentioned Greek Life just bc I didn't want to pressure my sister to talk to her friend about it, that'd be a little awkward. Let her have her friends and that's that. I love Jamie. She and my sister Amanda went to the same HS (my sister's a Jr now) and she took Amanda under her wing at when my family moved from NY to Fla, both at school and at church. She's a great friend and will be missed when she's in Tampa!
The Rest of the Story
Last nite my mom and some ladies from church are at Jamie's house for a 'mom's night' or something or other. My mom has her Zeta Mother's Pin on and since Jamie and are both busy at our respective homes packing and what not Mrs. W and my mom start talking moving, going away to college and then about Greek Life. Mrs. W says how Greek Life isn't really something she's for and some standard parent reservations, drinks, hazing, cost of dues, etc. She also says "well it's only for 4 four years anyway, Jamie's going to think about it and just enjoy her first year there she's not rushing or anything"
MY MOM, who's not a Zeta but just a happy parent of one, says "Well it's different at every school but you know it's for more than just college!" and proceeds to talk about all our great philanthropic work, tell what a great experience I had at college and how I'm still involved now. She includes her standard remark "Zeta and Michelle have been good to each other!" She spoke of the great friends I've made here in the city through our greek connections and how much she loves that I'm a ZTA.
Ladies, I'm just so happy we have become sisters through such a great organization. Zeta was my family while I was away at college in PA. I'm so blessed because of it, sometimes I don't realize it until something like this happens! Greek Life or no Greek Life for Jamie I'm just so proud of my mom for speaking so positively about Greek Life & Zeta!