Housemother Article (Heartwarming)

[exlurker]

A newspaper's article about a woman who has been a sorority housemother for 10 years:

http://www.themercury.com/community/...23c3acbbb144e0

It's heartwarming (you have been warned!), but not sticky sweet. The story's from the Manhattan (Kansas) Mercury, headline is "Mom Robbins: At the heart of the Tri Delta house"

Brief excerpts:
"Mom Robbins" . . . has been the house mom for 10 years at Tri Delta. She does everything from managing employees and making sure the large house stays clean to baking over 100 cookies and spending time with members . . . .

. . . She said she decided to apply for the position after some convincing from her son.

"I had no idea what I was getting into," she laughed. "I stepped out of my comfort range and stepped into something frightening. You don't know how girls will react to you, and you don't know what you are supposed to do," she said.

. . . Robbins said her involvement with Tri Delta has been one of her most rewarding experiences. She said she feels that she has earned the respect she deserves from the members and employees.

"A month can go by and I feel like I haven't really made a difference. Then girls begin saying to me, 'You've made such a difference in our lives,' and it makes me feel really good," she said. "Most of the time you don't really see it. I mean most of the time, I'm just a mom."

Not only does Robbins feel she has gained respect in the Greek community but that she has more of an appreciation for Greek life herself. She said too often sororities and fraternities get bad reputations.

"Everyone just thinks of sororities as spoiled little girls that have everything," she said. "That's exactly what people think, but knowing what I know, how hard girls work,hold jobs and class, I just don't know how they do it," she said. . . .

"I love my life, I love getting up everyday, and I can thank Tri Delta for that. A big part of it is Tri Delta," she said.

[tpa_92190]

that's so sweet. It sounds like they are really luck to have her

[AlphaFrog]

I really want to be a housemom when I'm older and the kids are grown.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I really want to be a housemom when I'm older and the kids are grown.

Yeah, or if the husband kicks it before I do...

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

Yeah, or if the husband kicks it before I do...

Oh, yeah, I forgot about him.

[TSteven]

exlurker - Thank you for sharing that article. All I can add is that from my experience, House Moms (and Dads) are the best!

[PageantDiamonds]

In general, are housemoms initiated at some point during their service?

[alum]

All the sorority housemoms at my D's school are initiated members of their respective orgs. They had joined the traditional way as undergraduates not through AI.