Sorority Parents Blog

The National Panhellenic Conference invited George Starks to share his son’s story with parents, as we know that hazing continues to be a danger on college campuses.

It’s been a couple of stressful weeks for the Tillner girls (or at least for the Tillner girls mom!). Two big events, besides the typical getting adjusted to college life, etc.

So this month, please remind everyone about National Hazing Prevention Week, which is observed across the nation from September 19 to September 23.

Gone is the day when you received a roommate “pot luck”. I remember reading my roomate’s name for the first time on the door, when I walked up to my new home in the dorm.

Now for the growing up part. Maddy’s first week of classes was off to a good start when on Tuesday, she was notified by friends from home that one of their classmates had passed away unexpectedly.

So my oldest daughter is starting her junior year this week and my youngest is starting her freshman year in college. And I wonder to myself … where did all the time go and where did all the stuff come from?

Now that my daughter is embarking on her junior year, the family adjustments have been made so moving her to college in the fall has gotten less heartbreaking. Yet, in the past few days I have been visiting with my girlfriends who have just taken their first and/or only daughters to college. The memory of Read the Rest…

New York City is truly the city that never sleeps, and I write this final segment of the “College Internship Experience” exhausted but satisfied from a brief visit at the conclusion of my daughter’s summer internship in the city. We had  great fun catching two Broadway shows, several H & M stores, the MOMA, the Read the Rest…

As the numbers continue to reflect, every single sorority provides a life-skills learning lab built upon a solid foundation of values and integrity. The successes of our members are a reflection of the women we want to be … and have yet to become.

Remembering the Alfred Lord Tennyson quote, I am a part of all I have met, reminds me that our friendships through Greek life are lifelong and multigenerational. Be grateful that your daughters have this connection.

NPC women never really stop working. Just as planning is underway for our annual meeting this fall in Austin, we also invest time to stay current, updated and ready for the next wave of women we will meet this fall on campuses across the nation.