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Originally posted by carnation
Nope...seeing as my daughters all earned complete academic scholarships, thus we have no financial clout over them.
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Carnation, you and your husband are such incredible people; and have done a terrific job raising your children (something that is more than apparent by their manners, their community involvement, and their academics). As a mother, we often do things or encourage our children to choose paths that (non-parents) do not understand, because we feel it is best for them. I know the truth, as do you... However, it is a waste of time and energy to explain it to people that have not had an opportunity to enjoy the highs/lows/successes/mistakes of parenthood.
That said, I noticed at this particular school, if you take out a "particular chapter," the average size is 87 and those five chapters made quota. We have a similar "particular chapter" at USM that is full of wonderful young women, but they rarely pledge more then ten members during formal recruitment and they are about fifty members below the other chapters. Socially few fraternities ask them to mixers and they often are unable to participate in certain Greek activities due to money/numbers. Most young women join sororities for not only the sisterhood, but for the social atmosphere...
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