How did you tell your parents?

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Why is the mom getting a call from the sorority soon?

Do you perhaps know more about some of this than a "sister" should know?

I just thought about this. It's not like they are saying come pin your child. Maybe it will be the $$$ call.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

I just thought about this. It's not like they are saying come pin your child. Maybe it will be the $$$ call.

These aren't dependents so why would the sorority be calling the parents instead of the daughter asking her parents for money?

Also, I forgot that many aspirants don't save money/go to pawn shops, etc so they can pay for their own stuff--or at least most of it. That sucks.

ETA: Okay, the call may be about the invite to the show. Uhmm...still...why would that come from the sorority since those aren't your mother's sorors? This is strange to me.

Either case, I want my son or daughter to tell me off the bat. I'm not paying for most of it regardless, but I want them to seek my advice on something that their parents know a helluva lot more about than they do. That applies even if my daughter doesn't want to be a Delta.

[CDancer20]

My sister actually is paying for it. She took out a school loan but she needed the money fast when she got "the call" LOL. She wasn't going to tell my dad either until at the last minute I realized I couldn't help her.

I am supposed to be getting the phone call too so it has nothing to do with money. I honestly think its just a personal invite to the probate show.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

These aren't dependents so why would the sorority be calling the parents instead of the daughter asking her parents for money?

The parents can still claim them while they are in college if they are paying any of the tuition or expenses--or at least they could. I know I did, but tax laws have changed. The parent also then gets the bills. But you are right, in this situation that wouldn't matter anyway.