You want to know the sad thing... back in 1995 when i was a senior i was 25 and i wanted to pledge more then anything in the world. But, i was never given a bid because I had many things against me when coming to pledge a sorority: my age, my class rank( Senior), and i wasn't southern! Three deadly strikes when you attend a southern school.
I look at this and say... dang! i could of pledged if those were my only issues vs. having a baby. But having a baby isn't an issue. A sorority is to be for life. and a sororoity is a WOMAN'S organization. and as women we will have children and for some of us we have a child. Like someone said earlier if we cannot support a woman who has children and who still wants to be apart of a sorority then what are we doing? Denying a woman the right to be apart of an organization only because she is a mother is outragious. Yes traditionally women are to pledge in college as single and childless ,but today is a different time and as i see it in my own situation these times have changed drastically in the last few years. Alumnae Initations were not heard of back then, and here i am 3 weeks away from being initated in to Alpha Phi at 33 years old married and with a baby.
If this person wants to join and feels she can maintain school and motherhood i say more power to her! Granted, whether or not She lied maybe that should be the only issue to worry about, but to deny a woman the right to be apart of a GLO because of her only issue is being a mom then we have just taken huge footsteps back in time.
Reprimand her for lying, but not for being a mom! Being a mother is the greatest joy in life and to restrict her for being a mother is sad and driscrimative.
She may suprise you and be the best Sister you have and can rely on!
These are just my 2cents!
Laura
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