If you could send your daughter anywhere...

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

I realize I'll be branded for life on GC for writing this, but I would love for my daughter to consider Hillsdale College in Michigan.

My cousin is a Pi Phi from Hillsdale.

[NUBlue&Blue]

We would have loved any of our kids to go to Nebraska, and our second daughter considered it, but honestly....I'm not sure how they would've fit in. I loved every single minute of it, but I was from a town of 200 people in Nebraska and Lincoln felt like heaven every day compared to that. My kids grew up in metro Atlanta, in Southern culture raised by Midwestern parents. Not sure if that would've worked for them. And they're all a bunch of hothouse flowers, so I don't see them lasting a week in a Nebraska winter.

The girls went to GT and are glad they did, but will be the first ones to tell you that the first word you think of when you think Tech is not FUN. It's hard and demanding everybody is pretty driven.

On the other hand, my son is at Ole Miss. That's some kind of fun. I'd go there in a minute if I could!

[psusue]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Loved this - it's THE reason I didn't go to PSU!

My mom was sort of like this when I was in HS. She backed off a little toward junior year though, which made me start to think about it more seriously, and then I applied and got in and the rest in history. Honestly it was just a great fit for me-- I wanted to big school experience (coming from a smaller high school) with lots of tradition and a lot of majors in case I changed my mind (which I did). But in all honestly any Big 10 type school would have given me this experience, I just need blue and white in my life.

[aephi alum]

I'd love to see my hypothetical daughter go to my alma mater. But since that option was expressly prohibited, and she may not want to study science/engineering anyway, I'd be happy seeing her at any Ivy+ school except Harvard - even if the school had no AEPhi chapter or no greek life at all. What would matter is her happiness.

[AGDee]

Any of her dream schools are fine with me.

[Tulip86]

I'd love for my (hypothetical) daughter to study abroad for at least a year. I did and I loved it.
As for my Alma Mater, if she really wants to go there, I'd love that, but it's not for everyone, as it's a Tech.

[Low C Sharp]

I would love for my hypothetical daughter to go beyond what I am capable of and excel in a tech field. I would absolutely adore to send a daughter to MIT or Caltech.

[NinjaPoodle]

Jumping on the hypothetical band wagon, I would pick Howard, Spelman, one of the Ivy's or Seven Sisters. That is all.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

Jumping on the hypothetical band wagon, I would pick Howard, Spelman, one of the Ivy's or Seven Sisters. That is all.

I learned something new today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_(colleges)

[Dutchie]

Michigan State I'm a huge State fan & would love it if my kids went there.

University of North Carolina (this is assuming my future kids do not inherit my hair). My church choir went to Chapel Hill my senior year of high school and I fell in love! If we had sang there during my freshman-junior years, I would have gone there for undergrad. I even toyed with the idea of transferring there, but I was too in love with some of the traditions I was involved with at the school I did attend.

I don't know if I'd want my kids to go to the University of South Carolina, but I'd love for them to go Greek there! I almost went there for grad school and every time I visited the campus I would drive through Greek Row in awe.

I loved the traditions I was involved in in college and would love it if I could share those with my own kids (depending what year they are) and since I joined a local sorority, my daughters would only be legacies there. But tuition was so expensive, I can't imagine what it will be 25-30 years from now!

[PetitChou]

madoug- have you considered Drexel University? I personally have several friends who have graduated from their Graphic Design program, and Greek Life there has a significant presence. There is independent Greek Housing, as well as lots of school-sponsored student housing and individual apartment options, so no matter what kind of living situation she ends up wanting, there's sort of something for everyone. I'm actually a graduate student at Drexel right now living right near the main school buildings so I've gotten to observe the Greeks in action- they're very spirited and proud of their identity- lots of letters everywhere everyday (on t-shirts, bags, bumper stickers, etc.)! It is in an urban setting, but University City is somewhat separate from the heart of Philadelphia; with University of Pennsylvania right next door, it's a real hybrid of city living and tight-knit college community. Just thought I'd chime in

[madoug]

PetitChou, no I had not looked at Drexel although a boy on our street just graduated from there a few years ago. thanks for the info!

[FSUnick]

give West virginia a look. I know they have a interior design program. Im currently looking into WVU for the fall 2012 for civil engineering, as well as looking at the greek life. It looks like the greek life is thriving.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

As someone upthread mentioned, my (non-existent) kids would be fourth generation on one side, third on the other to go to Illinois.

BUT, if we set aside my alma mater, I think I'd like them to go somewhere else in the Midwest. Iowa is pretty appealing, because I think of their Greek system as being fairly similar to Champaign. Northwestern, perhaps, but not if I were living in Chicago, as that would be too close.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by madoug

PetitChou, no I had not looked at Drexel although a boy on our street just graduated from there a few years ago. thanks for the info!

Indiana University offers graphic design coursework in both the art and journalism schools. The journalism school is highly regarded nationwide. IU offers interior design, but I don't know much about the program. And it's definitely got Greek life.