Only one of my friends kids/daughter friends has joined a sorority/frat. This young woman is at a a top ranked school with a high percentage of students in a sorority. I can't go into all the details. Mom didn't want her daughter to join, but she rushed and got into a sorority anyway. (Money is not an issue.) She is a gifted and hardworking student who is majoring in math, but taking pre-med classes. It's not going well partly she isn't willing to commit enough time to sorority activities. The one example is she signed up to live in the sorority house but was one of the last to be able to pick a room and got stuck in a quad.
I would certainly discourage her. But it's hard to make ones teenagers to everything you want. Perhaps suggesting that she really research all the aspects of the sororities. How many hours commitment are expected, at what times. What happens when you miss activities. How expensive is it? What other activities does she want to do? Clubs, volunteering?
It's quite possible that she won't be allowed because she is too young.
Last edited by bluemagic; 04/09/14 10:30 AM.
