Dorm selection??? Greek House???

lovemykids2
Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:02:04 +0000

Big10Padre
Our girls sound like they could be sisters. Same physical appearance, both athletes (mine was a Varsity tennis player and participated in other sports), involved in the arts, basically a very well rounded girl.

Thankfully she doesn’t regret not being involved in Greek life because she became involved in several clubs that truly interest her and has made some good friends who share those same interests. She’s not a big partier so I don’t think that the Greek life would have suited her.

Like you, I don’t have any bad feelings toward the Greek system and think it’s a great thing for some young adults. My husband is a lifelong member of his fraternity and my son has hopes of being a member of the same fraternity in 2012. My husband and I both encourage him and pray for the best.

The funny thing is that my husband is still angry about the outcome of my daughter’s experience, even though she’s so over it. Being the protective dad that he is he thinks that the sororities on the Iowa campus must have different standards than his alma mater, because all of his brothers “would have flocked to the house who had girls like his daughter.” In hindsight, he realizes that it’s a good thing that she isn’t in a house! :)