Sorority Parents Blog

I do believe she felt then what I feel now. Sad, but in a good way, so proud of them.

Happy New Year! I hope your holiday was nice.  Ours was great but I came to some realizations.  First of all, I’m a helicopter mom. Yes, I’ve admitted it.  I work every day with parents at the University of South Florida encouraging them to not be helicopter parents, to let their students find their independence.  Read the Rest…

I’ve got to tell you, I have been encouraging her to do everything, enjoy all the things she hasn’t thus far. Yes, I want her to study but I also want her to take advantage of all the little things that life has to offer.

It has been a rough Spring for the Tillner girls … or rather, the Tillner girls mother. You see, I fell on February 23, and broke my ankle. Yes, I broke my ankle. Four weeks in a hard cast, three weeks in a boot … joy, joy. Now, let me tell you who felt the brunt of this injury. Lane, my 21 year old daughter who is a junior at Millsaps, that’s who.

My goodness, it’s almost Spring Break. This semester is just flying. And it’s been quite eventful. Ruthie is now an initiated Zeta. The second week of February was so exciting for her as the chapter members went out of their way to make the new members feel welcome in the chapter, building excitement each day as they marched toward initiation.

This is our role as a parent of a college age daughter or son: To encourage, to inspire and to process.

The holidays are over and it’s time to reflect back on the past semester. Hard to believe that Ruthie has finished her first semester at Union University and Lane is entering the second semester of her junior year. I am not sure I am ready for all this talk about grad school, the GRE and graduating from college. It’s already in my planner…

Though, I’m no longer blogging for SororityParents.com on a regular basis, I just wanted to share with my readers how proud I am as a Panhellenic parent. My daughter Emily was elected Panhellenic President at Appalachian State University!  Here is the article in the paper and a picture we took at her installation. Thanks for letting Read the Rest…

November is typically the month that sorority women hold their elections for leadership in their chapter. Because a sorority chapter can be made up of many qualified and capable leaders it can be a sensitive time for your daughter if she has a desire to invest in and make a difference in her sorority in Read the Rest…

True words, right? This semester for my two girls is just flying. And wow, it’s just been go, go, go. I spent the first weekend in October at Union University with Ruthie at Fall Family Weekend. So much fun meeting her Zeta sisters and being there for the big sis reveal.