moms in sororities?
by: Mommy22boys
I'm a transfer and plan on participating in fall recruitment but was wondering if having kids would get me cut. My boys will be living with my parents in OC but may visit sometimes on the weekends. I have always wanted to join a sorority and know I can make the time for my kids, school and Greek life.
Should I mention my kids during recruitment or would it be better to not say anything? I don't want to get cut just because I'm a mom. Are there any other mom's in the sororities?
#13 by: .
Sorry but there's just no place in the Greek system for parents. Seriously grow the f up and get a life. You should be focusing on (a) your kids and (b) graduating and that's it. My goodness. Next thing you know, we'll be installing breast feeding stations and day care centers in the sororities. Just stay in your own world and out of ours.
#14 by: wow
After the first few posts I was going to tell you to rush anyway. If it comes up naturally in convo during rush then tell them about it and if not oh well. But then i read your posts about how you planned to lie about it. For being older it just doesn't seem very mature to me and makes me think you value your kids less. I know my chapter wouldn't hold kids against you but you wouldn't be able to bring them to events. There are lots of events that happen during the week that you would probably make it to since you probably aren't living in OC and driving back every day. I dont know, as a fellow transfer I dont see an issue with it. Life happens before college sometimes. My issue is with the lack of maturity you've shown on this thread. Just remember your sisters are for life so unless you truly plan to hide your kids for the rest of their life, I dont recommend lying about their existence. Eventually your sisters will find out and they will be far more upset about your friendship built on lies than about how you have a kid. Also the long dist. bf is a bad excuse because he will be expected at formals and you will be expected to send pics/snapchats/etc because these girls will be your best friends and they are going to wonder why its been a few months and they STILL dont know what your bf looks like even though you go home to him all the time.
#17 by: update?
was talking with some friends about recruitment way back when and this topic came up. did anyone ever find out if the mom made it into a sorority? I totally forgot about this and no one seems to know so I'm guessing she either didn't join or was discovered and dropped. can anyone confirm?
#20 by: Current memb
I know for a fact that my sorority doesn't allow women with children to join. I'm not saying this is fair/unfair but that's just how it is. Idk how many other houses have the same rules. It sounds like you're planning on lying/not saying anything about your kids during recruitment but you could possibly be breaking national rules which would mean you could easily get dropped the moment anyone finds out. If you're planning on lying even when you're in the sorority then you'd basically be living a double life which honestly defeats the purpose of being in a house anyway. How can you really get close to anyone if you're lying about such a huge part of your life? Also not that it's any of my business but I agree with everyone above who commented that you probably wouldn't have enough time for your kids and the sorority. You think you can handle both but you haven't actually experienced greek life yet...take it from us.
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by: Mommy22boysAug 19, 2015 1:37:33 PM
Lol! Thank you... I think!