Moms & Recruitment

[DrPhil]

lane swerve/

Are these Greek parents or parents, in general?

With this type of parental presence and involvement, does it ever become difficult to draw the line between this and helicopter parents?

/lane swerve

[carnation]

Probably both. At Auburn and a few other schools, it has become a tradition and now a lot of women hope their families and friends will be there for them. These parents don't spend the rest of the year with their noses in the chapter rooms (unless they're asked to be on parent committees) but Bid Day is a big deal there.

[Eightisgreat]

So I guess this is where I get confused. When looking at bid day pictures of the University where my daughter will be attending I see photos of the girls all standing proud with bids in their hands (behind their backs) but I don't see any moms. Maybe the moms are the ones taking the pictures, but my understanding is that the girls run to their respective houses so I guess I am unclear on where a mom's place would be? I don't want to be one of the fews moms not there, but I don't want to be the only one there either Oh the fine line.