Malia Obama's (possible) college choices

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

You are kidding, right?

Who knows?

Did it disrupt Yale, UT, or Kappa Alpha Theta when the Bush twins went to college and joined their legacy sorority? Did Chelsea Clinton irreparably damage Stanford?

The answer is no. Our schools and organizations have been around for at least a century in most cases. High-profile students have always attended and gone through recruitment. Brown just celebrated its 250th anniversary; Stanford's 125th is this weekend. Most of the NPC and NPHC groups have had their centennial celebrations.

Also, by the time that Malia starts college, her dad will only have a few months left in his presidency.

I think that everyone involved will be fine.

[AZTheta]

I think Tom's comments have to do with something other than the topic at hand.

Here's a good one that I don't ever recall having seen on GreekChat: the Chinese President (Xi Jinping's) daughter attended Harvard, under a pseudonym, with 24 hour bodyguards - and she was a member of a GLO. She has since graduated. The earth kept rotating. Harvard functioned just fine. So did the GLO.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

I think Tom's comments have to do with something other than the topic at hand.

Here's a good one that I don't ever recall having seen on GreekChat: the Chinese President (Xi Jinping's) daughter attended Harvard, under a pseudonym, with 24 hour bodyguards - and she was a member of a GLO. She has since graduated. The earth kept rotating. Harvard functioned just fine. So did the GLO.

Oh, I'm sure the comments (less comments than drunken ramblings) probably are related to something else.

I think we are both saying the same things--the children of past and current heads of states have gone through college and sorority recruitment just fine!

[Katmandu]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

Here's a good one that I don't ever recall having seen on GreekChat: the Chinese President (Xi Jinping's) daughter attended Harvard, under a pseudonym, with 24 hour bodyguards - and she was a member of a GLO. She has since graduated. The earth kept rotating. Harvard functioned just fine. So did the GLO.

Holy cow, I never heard this! What group did she join? With body guards, not sure the pseudonym was effective...

[ARKTTKA]

Holy cow, I never heard this! What group did she join? With body guards, not sure the pseudonym was effective...

She appears to be a Kappa Alpha Theta...

http://news.yahoo.com/xi-jinpings-da...133047124.html

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by Katmandu

Holy cow, I never heard this! What group did she join? With body guards, not sure the pseudonym was effective...

Here's an article with information. I suspect she flew very low under the radar and I'm sure her bodyguards were also inconspicuous.

She is a Kappa Alpha Theta.

ETA: Munchkin03 we are absolutely saying the same thing.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by Katmandu

Holy cow, I never heard this! What group did she join? With body guards, not sure the pseudonym was effective...

There have been a number of students who have had bodyguards for some or all of their time in college--some, like the Olsen twins and Emma Watson, are very recognizable to their peers, while others--like the children of foreign heads of state and prominent foreign businessmen--may not be as much.

I went to college with a few kids who weren't necessarily household names to the average American teenager, who definitely had security details.

[jolene]

On a similar topic, didn't Madonna's and Eminem's daughters go to Michigan and Mich. State, respectively, this fall? Did any of them rush?

Would Malia still have a secret service detail after her dad's out of office? Can't remember if Chelsea or the Bush twins did.

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by jolene

On a similar topic, didn't Madonna's and Eminem's daughters go to Michigan and Mich. State, respectively, this fall? Did any of them rush?

Would Malia still have a secret service detail after her dad's out of office? Can't remember if Chelsea or the Bush twins did.

I don't know the actual rules, but my guess would be since he will still be in office when she starts, yes, and probably for awhile after that, but maybe not for all of college. The crazies probably move on pretty quickly after there is someone else to hate.

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by jolene

Would Malia still have a secret service detail after her dad's out of office? Can't remember if Chelsea or the Bush twins did.

If I remember correctly, the children of an ex-president keep their secret service detail until they turn 21. The ex-president and the ex-first lady keep their secret service detail for life.

DaffyKD

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

If I remember correctly, the children of an ex-president keep their secret service detail until they turn 21. The ex-president and the ex-first lady keep their secret service detail for life.

DaffyKD

I think this changed with the last budget deal(?). I think from Obama forward, ex-presidents, spouses get Secret Service protection for 10-years, post presidency. Not sure how long President Obama's children get SS protection post-presidency.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by jolene

On a similar topic, didn't Madonna's and Eminem's daughters go to Michigan and Mich. State, respectively, this fall? Did any of them rush?

Would Malia still have a secret service detail after her dad's out of office? Can't remember if Chelsea or the Bush twins did.

Madonna's daughter, who goes by the name of Lola (her name is Lourdes), started at Michigan last fall (2014) and has not gone through recruitment. I don't know about Eminem's daughter.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Madonna's daughter, who goes by the name of Lola (her name is Lourdes), started at Michigan last fall (2014) and has not gone through recruitment. I don't know about Eminem's daughter.

I read that she pledged Zeta Tau Alpha. I cannot remember where I read this though so take it with a grain of salt.

ETA: If this is legit her and not some creep fake account then yes, she went Zeta: https://twitter.com/TheActualHailie (I realize the irony of that since I was creepy enough to look it up)

[jolene]

Wow. It seems a lot of political kids go Theta.

[ChioLu]

New article on Malia's potential college choices:
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/insi...970691638.html

Since she wants to be a filmmaker, I'm surprised USC & UCLA are not among her choices as both have excellent film schools.