Too Young to Rush/Pledge? (Not yet 18)

[Low C Sharp]

Minors in foster care have a legal guardian; it may be the current foster parent, or it may be a representative of the county if the child is in a group home or emergency placement. If that weren't the case, doctors could not even vaccinate the child. Permission has to come from somewhere.
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[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Minors in foster care have a legal guardian; it may be the current foster parent, or it may be a representative of the county if the child is in a group home or emergency placement.

But the co-worker naraht referred to had "graduated from" (which I guess means "was no longer in") foster care, so perhaps they had been legally emancipated.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Minors in foster care have a legal guardian; it may be the current foster parent, or it may be a representative of the county if the child is in a group home or emergency placement. If that weren't the case, doctors could not even vaccinate the child. Permission has to come from somewhere.

I'm not refering to the situation where the person is under 18, but rather the situation where you have someone who is over 18, but needs a parent's signature to back up the monetary commitment.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by pearlbubbles

Nope, not at all; there are several girls who do pay for their college by themselves. Yet, I know their parents still had to sign the forms. I'm just assuming the reason for a parental signature is to have a place to acquire payment if the member majorly defaulted payment or something like that.

Originally Posted by naraht

I'm not refering to the situation where the person is under 18, but rather the situation where you have someone who is over 18, but needs a parent's signature to back up the monetary commitment.

This is why I asked. When I turned 18, my obligations were no longer my parents'. Requiring them to sign something when I was able to make decisions on my own wouldn't have gone over well. I don't see how something like that could have been required.

I equated it to co-signing on a car. If you can't do it on your own and can't get someone to co-sign, you're SOL. I thought that was the case in Tri-Delta.

[pearlbubbles]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

This is why I asked. When I turned 18, my obligations were no longer my parents'. Requiring them to sign something when I was able to make decisions on my own wouldn't have gone over well. I don't see how something like that could have been required.

I equated it to co-signing on a car. If you can't do it on your own and can't get someone to co-sign, you're SOL. I thought that was the case in Tri-Delta.

I can't really explain it further than I did in my previous post. I know it requires it. I know parents sign it regardless of their providing monetary assistance or not. I can't shed further light on special circumstances and the like because I cannot think of any. I apologize again.

[honeychile]

I pledged and was initiated when I was 16 years old. My parents had to sign off on it, but I was able to go through it. Now, that was *mumble mumble* years ago, so I don't know if anything's changed or not.

[ADPiTigergurl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I pledged and was initiated when I was 16 years old. My parents had to sign off on it, but I was able to go through it. Now, that was *mumble mumble* years ago, so I don't know if anything's changed or not.

I was recently initiated and I dont know of any of my sisters who are under 18, even though there are girls who would of only been 17 last year that initiated a year before me so it is at least still allowed but i dont know the logistics that went along with it. However I do know of one girl who went through recruitment and she was only 16, she didnt end up in my chapter so IM not sure if her parents were required to sign anything. However I am 18 and still had to give parental information for financial purposes even though they rnt paying my dues. I think this may also serve as a reminder as we pay online and my parents and I gt the reminder that a payment is due,

[jennyj87]

Originally Posted by pearlbubbles

I can't really explain it further than I did in my previous post. I know it requires it. I know parents sign it regardless of their providing monetary assistance or not. I can't shed further light on special circumstances and the like because I cannot think of any. I apologize again.

Parents do not sign financial obligations of memebership for Tri Delta. The daughter signs 3 copies. One stays with the chapter, one stays with the member, and one GOES to the parent to see. A letter from the alumnae adivor and the president goes WITH the financial obligations of membership. We had a girl in our chapter who was 17 when she was initiated. I know her parents didn't have to sign the financial obligations or the membership obligations. There pay have been something they did need to sign, but not to my knowledge.

I'm the current VP Finance for my chapter.