This essay by Joan Hastings was posted on the Theta HQ blog today. While it is addressed to other Thetas, the message can be applied to any organization. I hope that all moms who have a daughter participating in recruitment this year will read it.
To My Theta Friends Whose Daughters Didn't Pledge Theta
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When my daughter began recruitment, I gave her all of the motherly advice anyone would give: enjoy the process, be true to yourself, follow your heart (translation: pledge your legacy). But as recruitment continued, it became clear that it was more important for me to support her in her decision than it was to have her live my dream. The 'legacy' that I want for her is one that she can experience with any group of letters of her T-shirt, and I'm forever thankful that I had the foresight to know that.
Allowing her to experience the special gift of Greek life was more important to me than which chapter she chose. When she texted me her first photo with her bid card for Kappa Kappa Gamma, I was proud of her and delighted that she found her fit. "Kite and Key!" was my swift response back to her (along with a few love emoticons), and the clear message that I was ecstatic that she could create her own legacy of experiences.
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Very well said.
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