Cpw - a parent's nightmare! Please help

sunnyone
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:59:46 +0000

Frus13,
My son attended CPW in 2011 and is now a second year student.
He flew out on a separate flight from us and made it successfully to check in and to his housing assignment - all by himself. I was worried and nervous the entire time! Did not know if he made it or not!
His housing assignment was a fraternity off campus in Brookline (2 miles away) - OH MY.
(as side note) His girlfriend flew to CPW alone from across the country - she grew up in a very small town. She found her way to campus, met another girl at CPW who is now her room mate and best friend. This would probably not happened if she or my son were with their parents.

Yes, there are greeters. There are maps. There are more scheduled activities than they have time to do - that is MIT! IF you love it, then that is where you belong. IF not, then it is good to know early They want the kids to get a real sense of what it is like to live and learn at MIT.

Again, I was worried the entire time he was at CPW! I saw him from across the campus (the only time I saw him!) and he was carrying ice and helping the fraternity set up for a BBQ. It was amazing to see him thrive and to see a visible sense of belonging.

IF parents attend, there is a separate program for them. Their program does not at all overlap with the kids. This is deliberate and , I think, ingenious!

So , Fraternities do not serve alcohol or imbibe themselves the entire weekend. They suffer a stiff fine if they do and from what I have seen/heard they follow the rule.
The MIT students are as engaged in CPW as the staff is - this is their big show:)

Please feel free to private message me - I can give you my phone number if you need to talk! This is the first step —