They're having a blast !

[justamom]

Munchkin03-JAM, would your son consider remaining independent?

No doubt about it. His Dad is "almost" encouragig it...and HE was in a fraternity! He dosn't feel it's important the freshman year and could actually be a hinderance to his grades. He has heard from our daughter and some other parents how demeaning and down right brutal some of the pledge programs can be. It disgusts him. Me too for that matter. Sigma Chi, at U of Houston, never laid a hand on their pledges. Yes, they got them up early and made them run, but their pledge trainer went through EVERYTHING with them-except hell week of course. They were so close to him BECAUSE they trusted him. That's a good philosophy if you ask me...but of course no one does!

I really want him to be in a fraternity, but not at the expense of his health. At this point, I believe he would be just fine as a GDI.
I think he would kind of miss being involved.

The last thing I'm going to tell him is- whatever he decides, I will be behind him.

[exlurker]

I was just reading the LSU Greek Assessment scores, and now even more than before I can see why there could be concerns about LSU fraternities. If I read the listing correctly, only two fraternities (one NIC, one NPHC) received the highest assessment level. Of more concern, perhaps, are the two fraternity chapters listed as on probation and the six chapters listed as being "provisionally" recognized/accredited. Looks like there's work to be done at LSU. Of course, I don't know all the ins and outs and background of this assessment approach.

[carnation]

bumping this like I did 2 other years!

[mmcat]

good call carnation...
this was a very sweet thread.
hope all is well with the jam crew.

[carnation]

Thanks, mmcat!

For those who didn't know what happened with JAM's son, he went Lambda Chi his freshman year.

[perfectinpurple]

What a great story! I'm glad it had a happy ending I was in suspense the whole time.

A great read for any pnms.

[UHDEEGEE]

Thanks for bumping this one! DS has already been accepted and turned in his housing app for Fall 2010, so I'd say there's a very strong chance that he'll be attending LSU. I'll admit the thought of hazing to this extent, though, causes me serious concern. Anyone want to update on that issue?

[foreverinpink]

Wow what a great story! Really puts in perspective how difficult rush can be, yikes! Thanks carnation, for bumping this thread!

[texas*princess]

I miss justamom. She was really nice

[DDDMomma]

Thank you for bumping this for 2011 - I would never have found this moving story! I will share it with my daughter who is rushing in 10 days!

[aab225]

I know I'm 11 years late, but YAY FOR DG!

[carnation]

This gets bumped every year to demonstrate what a huge recruitment can be like.

[PearlGirl13]

Justamom is probably Justagrandmom by now..!

[Low C Sharp]

Well, this thread confirms that I'm a real GC oldie after all. I remember following it live and checking it ten times a day because it was so addictive. Great story. I wonder how many DG recs JAM's daughter has written since graduation.

[carnation]

Justamom's daughter would be 30 now but we all, even the AXOs here, lost touch with her.