Which would you choose: school or GLO? - Page 6

Alumiyum · #76 08-12-2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Animate

I'm going to do my best to make sure my kids don't know that UA exists...at least when it comes to football.

Rawr. A sibling of mine considered Auburn for a few minutes. Because of the field they wanted to go into and the scholarships they earned, my parents knew they had to shut their mouths if he wanted to go there, but I think they were holding their breath in fear until he officially decided against it.

honeychile · #77 08-12-2010, 10:17 PM

I'm sad to say that I have little to no allegiance to my alma mater, and that the school where I do feel a kinship doesn't have my GLO.

I can always hope, though, and will answer my GLO.

BabyPiNK_FL · #78 08-12-2010, 11:27 PM

I love my alma mater. I'm going back in the fall. But it's not particularly prestigious, despite that it's an amazing school. My GLO put me on the right track to student leadership and just planning out my future in general. The school could've changed, but my fraternity made me.

I'd choose my fraternity every time. I also have some biases similar to Sen's.

IrishLake · #79 08-12-2010, 11:32 PM

My alma mater. My GLO was just a piece of what was the whole pie of my college life. I loved my time at Ohio Northern (even though I'm broke now because of it!), and I love being a Theta, but I'd be happier seeing my daughter at ONU.

KSUViolet06 · #80 08-17-2010, 06:35 PM

I love my school, but I'd go with GLO if I had to choose.

TSteven · #81 08-18-2010, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

In reading people's stories about their college and GLO experiences, I wondered...

If you could guarantee your child's admittance and happiness in one or the other but not both, would it be more meaningful to you to have your child attend your alma mater or initiate into your GLO?

As much as I love and support the University of Kentucky, I would rather my son attend the college or his choice.

Besides, it is much easier to get accepted to one of them little ole Ivy League schools (as an example) than it is to receive a bid to Sigma Chi.

GTAlphaPhi · #82 08-18-2010, 03:15 PM

Georgia Tech over Alpha Phi.

However, if I have daughter(or nieces) who go to GT, of course I'd want them to follow their charter member mama's footsteps and go Alpha Phi.

DubaiSis · #83 08-18-2010, 03:35 PM

I had to think about this for awhile, but I decided I would go GLO. My two nieces will likely not end up at Iowa, but there's always a chance they could end up at an Alpha Xi campus, and that would rock. They won't have the same restrictions I had (you can go to any school you want, as long as it has the word IOWA in the name)

I have a nephew at Iowa State, and I wish he would rush but so far a no go. Second nephew starts at RIT this fall. They have a Greek system there, but it really doesn't seem like it would be his thing. On the other hand, he's a TKE leg so that would be fun for my BIL.

In any case, it's definitely outside of my control since they aren't even my kids! Niece 1 is already a Rose Petal... I guess it's time to get niece 2 signed up. She is 3 after all!

AlphaFrog · #84 08-18-2010, 03:49 PM

GLO - I'm not paying out-of-state tuition for a directional school in Illinois. It was right for me because I only had 2 in-state choices that had my major, and the other was too close to home.

I'd also like to see my son go Phi Tau.

Gusteau · #85 08-18-2010, 04:43 PM

I didn't expect to see such a variety of responses - I guess I thought everyone would agree with me lol.

Even though I love Mason, and it's a great institution where any of my theoretical children could thrive, I would go with my GLO. Maybe it's because my family doesn't have any multi-generational connections to any university, or maybe its because Mason doesn't have a huge cultish sports culture, but sharing Delta Chi with my son would be way more special and permanent to me.

ebdelt · #86 08-18-2010, 05:03 PM

As much as I love TCU and would be happy to send my kids there, I don't think it's likely. I don't plan on living in Texas my whole life and I know it's a tough school to fit into academically and socially. I would want my kids to go to a school where they feel they fit in and more importantly had excellent programs for the majors my children were interested in. It's not really important to me where my kids go so long as it is a good school.

It would mean so much more to me personally that my son share my Delt brotherhood. Even though I don't have any kids yet and no marriage in sight, I can only imagine how special it would be to share the experiences of Delta Tau Delta together and we could call each other brothers. As a current active going through the summer rush process, we have a few rushees who are double and even a triple legacy to DTD and I just think that is so amazing for that family to carry on such a tradition. It wouldn't matter what school he went to, but if they had a Delt chapter there I would strongly encourage him to check out that chapter for rush. Ultimately the decision would be 100% his as to what fraternity he joined, but I would let him know how much it would mean to me for him to be a Delt. But at the end of the day I want him to find a group of guys he fits in with like I did, and if it's not Delt than so be it....maybe my grandson can be a Delt.

SigKapSweetie · #87 08-18-2010, 05:05 PM

Sigma Kappa, definitely. I enjoyed my time at UF, but I have always felt a much stronger connection to my sorority than to my alma mater.

purcupile · #88 08-18-2010, 05:08 PM

I have 3 children all of whom have graduated from Florida State. I graduated from Indiana and had I been able to afford it, I would have loved for them to attend Indiana. However that was not to be...When my oldest son enrolled at FSU I took him to the Phi Delt house to introduce him to them. The first 5 people we met after we entered the house were all high...several others were drunk and this at about 11 am. I encouraged him to go thorough rush and find an organization where he felt he fit in...but not Phi Delta Theta.

My daughter was a XO at FSU and my youngest son was a Phi Delt...he was 16 years younger than his brother and fortunately the FSU Chapter had done a complete turnaround and now has a very nice chapter there.

I was very happy he became a Phi Delt...in large part due to the fact that his great-grandfather, his grandfather, his father, his great-grandmother's brother, a great uncle and 3 of my cousins were all Phi Delts. I had saved and accumulated a lot of family Phi Delta Theta memorablia that I was happy to have someone to pass it on to.

Chapters change overtime and vary from one campus to another...families move about the country for whatever reasons, and the chosen area of study may be better offered at a different college or university.

A different perspective.

Purc

Preston327 · #89 08-18-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ebdelt

As much as I love TCU and would be happy to send my kids there, I don't think it's likely. I don't plan on living in Texas my whole life and I know it's a tough school to fit into academically and socially. I would want my kids to go to a school where they feel they fit in and more importantly had excellent programs for the majors my children were interested in. It's not really important to me where my kids go so long as it is a good school.

It would mean so much more to me personally that my son share my Delt brotherhood. Even though I don't have any kids yet and no marriage in sight, I can only imagine how special it would be to share the experiences of Delta Tau Delta together and we could call each other brothers. As a current active going through the summer rush process, we have a few rushees who are double and even a triple legacy to DTD and I just think that is so amazing for that family to carry on such a tradition. It wouldn't matter what school he went to, but if they had a Delt chapter there I would strongly encourage him to check out that chapter for rush. Ultimately the decision would be 100% his as to what fraternity he joined, but I would let him know how much it would mean to me for him to be a Delt. But at the end of the day I want him to find a group of guys he fits in with like I did, and if it's not Delt than so be it....maybe my grandson can be a Delt.

Agree 100%. Personally I wouldn't want my kids to end up at FAU unless things change a lot between now and the time I have college-age kids. Not really much to do if you're not involved and even if you are its still kind of a lame place at times. I'd definitely like a Delt legacy though because my brothers have given me some of the best experiences of my young college life and I'd like my future children to experience that and share the experience of Delta Tau Delta with their old man.

TriDeltaSallie · #90 08-18-2010, 09:13 PM

Finally answering my own question...

I would choose Tri Delta. I've already indoctrinated my daughter enough by (almost) age 4 that she'll be a Spartan to some degree no matter where she ends up going to college.

But there are no women in any of my extended family on either side who are Greek and I would love to share Tri Delta with her. If not Tri Delta, just sharing the Greek experience would also be rewarding.