Daughter is a legacy and was cut

[SUZTA83]

UNCAlum, we are paddling in the same boat. My daughter went thru formal rush last year and got cut from my beloved ZTA as well. She had two groups on her list for pref day, but got horribly sick on the night before the parties and I had to go get her from school. She rushed again this year and was cut from ALL of the groups. Two weeks after bid day, she was called by a group on campus that she had been highly recommended and that they had not filled all of their bids and would like her to come to a meet and greet that evening. I encouraged her to go. They offerered her a bid, but it has been very awkward for her. She is sticking it out right now and I'm sure that once she actually starts her pledge classes (or whatever they are calling them these days), she'll learn to love lions and the gift of sisterhood. I'm just anxious for her to get her big sister and start feeling included. As moms, we wear our hearts on our sleeves and it's so painful to have to watch our babies experience the rejection they feel during the emotional roller coaster that is recruitment.