Disappointed mom

Army Wife'79 · #1 10-19-2008, 12:22 PM

Your Greek letters down here are like the difference in driving a Mercedes or a old rusted out jalopy. For 99% of the posters on this thread they may as well be in Happy Rainbow Pony Land if they think it's not like this. Yes, unfortuately a stigma is placed on the "Mom" who, Bless her heart, couldn't even see to it that her D got into the right group. Women have stopped attending Junior League and charity functions after an unsuccessful rush for their daughters. I've only been here 2 years but I've overhead enough at social functions to realize there is Greek and there is "Southern Greeks".

Elephant Walk · #2 10-19-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Army Wife'79

Your Greek letters down here are like the difference in driving a Mercedes or a old rusted out jalopy. For 99% of the posters on this thread they may as well be in Happy Rainbow Pony Land if they think it's not like this. Yes, unfortuately a stigma is placed on the "Mom" who, Bless her heart, couldn't even see to it that her D got into the right group. Women have stopped attending Junior League and charity functions after an unsuccessful rush for their daughters. I've only been here 2 years but I've overhead enough at social functions to realize there is Greek and there is "Southern Greeks".

Sort of what I was thinking.

ComradesTrue · #3 10-19-2008, 01:02 PM

While this one woman may be a troll, unfortunately I have personally known women for whom these thoughts and feelings are true. I grew up in Texas and now live in SEC country and trust me, there are plenty of women who are like this. So the OP may be real, she may not be. But sadly she is representative of a segment of the population throughout the South.

I am *not* defending her/them at all... their whole attitude makes me want to puke. But- they are definitely out there.

magichat · #4 10-19-2008, 01:06 PM

While I don't exactly agree with the original poster's sentiments, I understand why she is upset. It is a shitty situation for the mother I suppose, but if her daughter is happy then so be it. I suppose the original poster needs to weigh whether she she would rather her daughter be GDI or be part of a bottom tier group with reputation such as it is.

CougarGrad · #5 10-19-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Army Wife'79

Your Greek letters down here are like the difference in driving a Mercedes or a old rusted out jalopy. For 99% of the posters on this thread they may as well be in Happy Rainbow Pony Land if they think it's not like this. Yes, unfortuately a stigma is placed on the "Mom" who, Bless her heart, couldn't even see to it that her D got into the right group. Women have stopped attending Junior League and charity functions after an unsuccessful rush for their daughters. I've only been here 2 years but I've overhead enough at social functions to realize there is Greek and there is "Southern Greeks".

"Right" group?

"Unsuccessful" rush?

It sounds like her daughter is happy and has the potential to thrive in her new sisterhood. That seems right and successful.