sororityparents.com

ZTA Doe · #1 12-05-2010, 02:24 PM

removed

kddani · #2 12-05-2010, 02:34 PM

I am really curious as to what your daughter's thoughts are as to this.

U Go Glen Coco! · #3 12-05-2010, 02:35 PM

While I see that the intent is good, I'd think twice about posting personal information for the world to see. Did we not see that Today show video?

I think it'll eventually turn into a place where heli-parents will congregate. If I were an 18-22 year old I'd be

if I found out my mother was blogging my every experience.

kddani · #4 12-05-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by U Go Glen Coco!

While I see that the intent is good, I'd think twice about posting personal information for the world to see. Did we not see that Today show video?

I think it'll eventually turn into a place where heli-parents will congregate. If I were an 18-22 year old I'd be

if I found out my mother was blogging my every experience.

This. I only glanced at the links but it did have a lot of personal information about your daughter. Including her name, school and chapter.

The link to your blog featured a post entitled "Getting In, Growing up and Letting Go". I think the "Letting Go" portion is a bit ironic, since blogging about your daughter's sorority experience is kind of the opposite of Letting Go.

BTW, the site in question (since the OP revised her post) is sororityparents.com

honeychile · #5 12-05-2010, 03:14 PM

As with all sites, I would caution people never use a real name or identifier, but I do see that this site is powered by the NPC.

U Go Glen Coco! · #6 12-05-2010, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

As with all sites, I would caution people never use a real name or identifier, but I do see that this site is powered by the NPC.

The mere fact that it's supported and powered by the NPC does not make it any more safe or reputable than other sites.

kddani · #7 12-05-2010, 03:20 PM

The NPC should seriously rethink allowing their bloggers to use their full names and provide identifying information about their daughters and their chapters.

ADPiTigergurl · #8 12-05-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ZTA Doe

I always give her the draft to read and edit so that nothing goes out that she doesn't want. She is okay with it.

She may say she is, but is she really? I for one would not want my mom blogging about my sorority life. If my mom had a blog and perhaps mentioned my sorority's events in passing... that MAY be ok. But for her to have a complete blog dedicated to my collegiate experience

NO WAY!!! Also what about your daughter's sisters... yes they are going to be a part of your post as she is. You already have a picture up of them on your blog (yes this is probably taken off of facebook) but at least they are able to monitor their own facebook sites, while they probably have no idea about your blog.

honeychile · #9 12-05-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kddani

The NPC should seriously rethink allowing their bloggers to use their full names and provide identifying information about their daughters and their chapters.

I agree wholeheartedly.

It's probably like everything else - the first time out the gate, the product isn't completely perfect.

MysticCat · #10 12-05-2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kddani

The link to your blog featured a post entitled "Getting In, Growing up and Letting Go". I think the "Letting Go" portion is a bit ironic, since blogging about your daughter's sorority experience is kind of the opposite of Letting Go.

This. Big Time.

And we have a QFP failure.

kddani · #11 12-05-2010, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

This. Big Time.

And we have a QFP failure.

I know. I am so ashamed of my failure to QFP. My only excuse is that I am also trying to do some research under ERISA (ick) and obviously just wasn't thinking.

If it helps, the OP is a mom who has a daughter who is an AOPi. There's only a couple bloggers listed, so you can figure out which one the OP is pretty quickly.

MysticCat · #12 12-05-2010, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kddani

I know. I am so ashamed of my failure to QFP. My only excuse is that I am also trying to do some research under ERISA (ick) and obviously just wasn't thinking.

All is forgiven, and then some. Ick is right!

U Go Glen Coco! · #13 12-05-2010, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

This. Big Time.

And we have a QFP failure.

My fault too. Sorry. :-( kddani pretty much summed it up.

33girl · #14 12-05-2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kddani

The NPC should seriously rethink allowing their bloggers to use their full names and provide identifying information about their daughters and their chapters.

OMG. I got embarassed for the kids just seeing the parents' names on that site, regardless of anything they would write. I already cringe a little bit at my friends who have semi-private blogs talking about their kids. Even if you don't use names, the world is SO small that at some point people will figure out it's you, either from your picture or from details.

This just confirms to me that some of the kids nowadays are operating with a completely different mindset that I can't even fathom. There were times I never wanted to speak to my mom again just for sharing something about me with her best friend. I can't IMAGINE if she would have put it on a blog.

XAntoftheSkyX · #15 12-05-2010, 07:37 PM

I'm upset that the NPC has chosen to support something like this. Yes, parents will have questions about their daughter's involvement in a sorority. We on GC get those same questions from similar people. But going so far as having a blog and a place for parents to live vicariously through their daughters is wrong in my opinion.

Some of the parents on the site in question are Greek themselves, and that really confuses me. You know what these young women are going through, you have been through it yourself. This is the time in their lives where they have to figure out stuff for themselves. Not to have their mom or dad hold their hands and guide them through everything to initiation. I'm not saying you shouldn't support your daughters going through the system, but you had your fun as a PNM/Active. Let them have theirs.