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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Why do people have kids if they do not want to interact with them when they are involved in an activity.[/b] Anyhow I remember a sorority weekend and it was a lots of fun. There was a brunch and also a dance with the dads (special guests). The moms had a dinner together while this was going on. We also went to a sporting event one day. It was a special weekend.[/quote]  I definitely did not have kids so I could go get drunk with a bunch of strangers at my child's college. [/quote]

I am not the PP you are responding to, but I get their point.

I wasn’t in a sorority in college, but my daughter is. This is important to her. So as ridiculous as I may think the greek system is (I do), and as ridiculous as I may find the idea of a “moms’ weekend” (I do), I happily go because it is important to my daughter. Ordinarily I wouldn’t choose to sit through a softball or baseball game either, but I did it for my kids (often spending the whole weekend on those activities when they were younger).

And in my experience, most parents go to these, so another factor is that if it is possible for me to go, I don’t want my kid to be one of the few without a parent there.

That all said, to answer you OP, as other posters said, at my dd’s college it simply involves a brunch, house tour. I’ve met some of her friends, and their moms, too.

To all the uva boosters on dcum, my niece is in a sorority there, and they host “parent formals” where my brother and sister in law need to bring dress up clothes and go to the formal (and the students still bring dates - it sounds so weird) and pre-and post- parties! And Fyi my brother doesn’t drink and still attends these for his daughter. [/quote]

OP - Thank you, I appreciate this and of course I want to be there for my daughter as I of course have her entire life. I am honestly trying to learn what I'm in for here as I went to small LAC and have no reference point. And to be honest in the last year I've flown to her school (Michigan) for admitted students weekend, orientation day, move in, and parents weekend and it's not easy to take time off from work and away from younger kids. So I'll figure out what this involves (just hoping nothing on frat row) and book another plane ticket and plan a wardrobe...[/quote]

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