Chance for Merit Money

flatlander
Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:22:50 +0000

Hi FresnoMom,

Re getting there: Travel expenses are definitely something to consider when you’re looking at schools. Southwest flies out of Columbus, thank goodness, so that might be an option for you. With gas as expensive as it is now, it’s actually cheaper for my daughter to fly back and forth than for me to drive one leg of the 1,000-mile round trip.

Re your question about Greek life: My sophomore daughter, who I never in a million years thought would join a sorority, decided to pledge this year. It seemed like a very laid-back process; for example, you can’t pledge until the spring of your freshman year. She tells me they have lots of community service projects, which is a big plus for her.

flatlander (formerly of Bakersfield, CA!)