What to say if your House Mom has a pet...

[gee_ess]

Why is the dog even a factor? Why bring it up at all? Will the dog be hanging out in the house? Will the housemom insist that the dog be on the front lawn for game day activities? If not, then it is a moot point.

Frankly, I don't think a house mom and her activities are recruitment conversation fodder, other than "We have a great house mom. She is so caring and loving, etc"

I say, do not even bring it up. The dog is not part of XYZ sorority, and therefore, has no bearing on info a girl needs to know about pledging there.

[carnation]

gee_ess, you're right on the money. I've known of housemoms with pets but no one ever discussed the housemom in recruitment.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by gee_ess

Why is the dog even a factor? Why bring it up at all? Will the dog be hanging out in the house? Will the housemom insist that the dog be on the front lawn for game day activities? If not, then it is a moot point.

Frankly, I don't think a house mom and her activities are recruitment conversation fodder, other than "We have a great house mom. She is so caring and loving, etc"

I say, do not even bring it up. The dog is not part of XYZ sorority, and therefore, has no bearing on info a girl needs to know about pledging there.

This would be my suggestion as well.

I do know the house mom at UK Theta has (or did until recently) a very sweet shih tzu named Francisco. She keeps his hair shaved off. She takes him out back for potty time and picks up his poo. He usually stays in her apartment, but last I heard he is ADORED by nearly everyone living in the Theta house. Apparently he loves being around people and being petted and isnt a nuisance barker so he fits in well.

[33girl]

Not having lived in this kind of house, how big will the housemother's quarters be? I think keeping the dog (especially a Standard Poodle) confined to a very small space in the midst of a "pack" situation is horribly unfair to the dog. It'll hear all the commotion going on in the house and be cooped up and miserable. You might as well tie the poor thing out back to a stake.

Not only that, what happens if the house mom leaves for a weekend? Does someone there feed and walk the dog?

No house (including a sorority house) should have a dog if ALL the members of the house are not in favor of it. In other words: get a new housemother.