Pro Greek Parents Who Weren't Greek

[preciousjeni]

My mother is a Pi Phi with a relatively negative experience, though she never disaffiliated. My father was not AT ALL interested in Greeks. When I told my mother I was going through NPC rush, she had her reservations but started to get excited when she realized I would be in HER chapter house. Both parents were supportive when I decided none of the sororities was for me.

My parents didn't so much know about my joining Theta Nu Xi until after the fact (they knew I was interested in a sorority but didn't have details.) After I joined, they were both hesitant, but I've shown them how much I love my Sorors, so they're both quite supportive. My mother even purchased my first jacket as a crossing gift.

[tnxbutterfly]

My mom has always been my biggest supporter. She is not greek,but has always encouraged and supported me in whatever I do.

In fact none of my closest friends are very supportive of greek-life. Yet,they knew how important Theta Nu Xi and being Greek in general is to me. They don't really care for the Greek system,but they suppport me all the same

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by tnxbutterfly
In fact none of my closest friends are very supportive of greek-life. Yet,they knew how important Theta Nu Xi and being Greek in general is to me. They don't really care for the Greek system,but they suppport me all the same

That's so funny because my closest friends are HORRIBLE!!! They'll continue to make ridiculous comments about sororities but they support of the good work Theta Nu Xi is doing. Go figure?

[AChiOAlumna]

Many of my friends were in other GLO's so they understand the bond...none of them are currently involved as alums, however, so they are supportive of my active alum status, but don't understand how I can still be so enthusiastic...

[PiPhiGirl2005]

My parents were not greek, but are incredibly pro-greek!

Neither of them went to college, and I wasn't really looking at greek systems when I visited colleges because I knew nothing about it. However, when I looked at Hillsdale and found out that a ridiculous percent of the campus was greek (it was like 60% at the time), they started telling me to look into it, even insisting that I get tours of the sorority houses on campus visits. I had an RA in my dorm and a member of my cheerleading team who were both sophomores rush and pledge Pi Phi first semester, so when I rushed and received a bid second semester (deffered recruitment), they couldn't have been happier!

Although she was never in a sorority, my mom is great: she buys wine and silver blue Jelly Belly's and M&Ms for our house and is constantly buying me Pi Phi stuff from the bookstore. She even bought me my officer dangles! It's wonderful to have supportive parents.

[AlphaGamDiva]

neither of my parents were greek.....they didn't have the time to be with their degrees in college. but my parents were both very supportive when i went through recruitment. my sister had gone through the year before and they learned a lot about it then, and i was strongly encouraged to go through.....my mom still buys me squirrel stuff even though i'm out of school. so in my apt with my sis, there are squirrels and pandas on parade.

my grandparents, however, not so much. my dad's dad thinks all GLOs are just about the drinking, pilaging (sp?), and raping. all that piratey stuff. but oh well.......

[mu_agd]

my parents were very supportive of both my sister and i and our respective glo's.

[DGqueen17]

Pretty much my entire family is Greek. The only people I get shit from are my friends who arent Greek. My 2 best friends think its stupid. They joke around and say stuff like "we'll go out with friday if you pay us." But I love them anyway.

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally posted by PiPhiGirl2005


Although she was never in a sorority, my mom is great: she buys wine and silver blue Jelly Belly's and M&Ms for our house and is constantly buying me Pi Phi stuff from the bookstore. She even bought me my officer dangles! It's wonderful to have supportive parents.

My parents buy me a lot of things, too! They always get me items with roses on them, especially rose pins. My dad has even had my letters embroidered on items for me.

[emleepc]

My parents said if my brother and I , when we went to college, wanted to join, that was fine, but we had to pay for it. So I did. My brother joined Lambda Chi Alpha, and ended having a pretty good experience. When I decided to join ADPi, he was the one who discouraged me the most. You'd think he would've supported me, but no. I decided it was my decision anyway, and have not regretted being a part of the fabulous sisterhood of Alpha Delta Pi!! A lot of my friends before I joined discouraged me as well with the "Why do you want to buy your friends" argument, but it didn't work. Once and ADPi, always and ADPi!!! And I love being Greek!!

[ISUKappa]

My father went into the Army directly after high school and didn't enter college until a few years later. And then he only went to school every other quarter because he had to go home and help out with the farm during the busy seasons. But some of his friends from high school were in the Greek system so he knew what it was like. My mother just wasn't interested, I guess.

My sister joined Kappa before I did and then our older sister helped start a chapter of Phi Beta Chi and our parents were nothing but supportive to both of them and then later, to me, when I joined. Dad came to Dad's weekend when he could and mom always came to Mom's weekend. They would stop by the house whenever they were in town for a football or basketball game and would always take the time to say a few words to our House Mom when they came in. They bought me my lavaliere and still keep an eye out for Kappa-related things to get for me.

FIL was more against Mr. ISUKappa joining ATO but MIL, who is a Chi Omega, helped turn him around. I think they both kind of have a feeling it was "just a college thing" but were accepting of Mr. ISUKappa's membership and like the fact that he has kept in touch with so many of his fraternity brothers after graduating.

[Tom Earp]

emleepc


please PM me! Would be interesting to find out about Your and My Brother!

I was the first actual one in my Family that went to College, and I mean way back, when to college.

In High School, My Father told me, I could work My senior Year, buy a car and get a job or, get a job and go to college. my decision only.

Went to College, well, two, got booted out of the first! After @3 1/2 years.

Went to another, changed Majors, and Fraternities and Grad.

Still here today!

Only In America!

Hope is still there for all !

[shadowstar]

My mom was president of her KD chapter in college, but she didn't push for me to go KD or even to go Greek, although she was excited when I did and came out for my initiation and everything and was always there when I had questions or whatever. My dad wasn't Greek, but was embraced by my mom's chapter (there's a photo of my parents together w/ my dad wearing a KD sweatshirt my mom's chapter gave him when they got engaged), so I think he was happy I had a good group of friends, although whenever I told him we had initiation, he joked about sacrificing goats the things like that.

[chideltjen]

My dad wasn't born in this country. He never went greek at Chico. I don't know what Greek life was like back then. I know it existed but I guess it wasn't his thing. My mom only went to college for... maybe 2 years. Never really got too involved.

I went Greek. They didn't seem mind. My cousin rushed before I did at the same school. Actually now that I think about it... I don't think anyone in my immediate family is greek except my cousin and I.

My mom watched all those cheesy Saturday night movies and whatnot too. But They figured it was my money, my choice.

[KillarneyRose]

My mom and dad were both completely apathetic regarding my choosing greek life. In fact, I don't even think I told them I was rushing. Rather, they found out when my laundry bag and I showed up at home one weekend and I was wearing letters.

I'm gonna be such a *fantastic* greek mom if my daughters join sororities. I'll have arrangements of their sorority flowers sent to their dorm rooms on Bid Day and buy them letters and all that jazz. It'll be fun!

AND I'll make their *very* anti-greek dad pay their dues