Pro Greek Parents Who Weren't Greek

[honeychile]

Neither of my parents were Greeks, but my grandmother was, so my mother actively pushed me into rush. In fact, my main high school graduation present was to get an "upgraded sorority pin"; I honestly (and naively!) thought that anyone who wasn't in a sorority or fraternity had tried to get a bid, but didn't!

[OUlioness01]

my dad thoght about going greek but couldn't because he was doing too much already. his best friend is greek (FIJI) and so my dad basically said that he thought i might when i told him 3 days into recruitment that i had decided to rush. he did buy me a gorgeous upgraded pin though! and i think he was even more angry than i was when i found out that my chapter was closing.

[AchtungBaby80]

My mom never went to college, but she was really supportive about my joining a sorority because I think she felt like I should take advantage of the opportunity since I had it.

[phisigduchesscv]

My parents were a bit hesitant at first when I told them that I was going to go through the process to be a founding sister of Phi Sigma Sigma's chapter at CSUDH. Their biggest fear was that I would be hazed, plus they thought that at 32 and a grad student that I wouldn't fit in. When I told them about the other women going through the process and that there was no hazing (and i wouldn't join a group that did) they didn't say anything else. In fact they became supportive as they started to meet my sisters.

They came to our installation banquet and learned more about Phi Sigma Sigma and could see why I love it so much. Dad has made me a nice desk sign with the greek letters on it, he's made letter tikis for my sisters. Mom always invites my sisters over to work on scrapbooking (even now that I'm alum too). I pinned my mom a couple years ago and she was so proud of it. My parents even called me earlier this year when they were on vacation to tell me they had just passed a car with a Phi Sigma Sigma sticker on it.

Mom and dad are on vacation right now but when they come back I'm going to surprise them with Phi Sig parents shirts. I didn't think they'd want them, especially dad, but when I casually mentioned it they both said they liked the idea. Mom's sweatshirt is the sewn letters MOM with Phi Sigma Sigma written out underneath it. The material is pink with pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness since it is coming up on 1 year that she will be clear of breast cancer. Dad's is a polo shirt with the Phi Sig greek letters on the chest and dad written out just beneath them. I can't want to give it to them when they get home.

Carolyn

[hkdkat]

I don't think my Dad ever cared about being greek in college but my Mom wanted to be but because she wasn't what they considered "white" she didn't get in. My Aunt (her sister) joined one of the sororities that was weak on campus just to get in. My Mom refused. She wanted to be in one of the top 3 houses or none at all.

By her Sr. yr., the top three houses were begging her and she said no...but she was very supportive when I rushed and got into one of the houses she would have liked to have been in.

To me, greek life is just a part of college life!

KAT

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by hkdkat
my Mom wanted to be but because she wasn't what they considered "white" she didn't get in.

I'm glad sororities are so much more open these days!

[Jill1228]

My fellow Capricorn sisterl, I feel ya! I already told my 14 year old stepson that he WILL rush. I even drove him by the Greek housing at UBC (I was showing him the new Panhellenic housing)

If we have a daughter yes I will be the fantastic Greek mom!

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
I'm gonna be such a *fantastic* greek mom if my daughters join sororities. I'll have arrangements of their sorority flowers sent to their dorm rooms on Bid Day and buy them letters and all that jazz. It'll be fun!

AND I'll make their *very* anti-greek dad pay their dues

[sigtau305]

Originally posted by Jill1228
My fellow Capricorn sisterl, I feel ya! I already told my 14 year old stepson that he WILL rush. I even drove him by the Greek housing at UBC (I was showing him the new Panhellenic housing)

If we have a daughter yes I will be the fantastic Greek mom!