Oh, for sure. U Arkansas had their bid day yesterday, and all PNMs gather in the Chi Omega greek theater on campus to open their bids...and ALL the parents stand in the grass behind the theater to watch. And there are all sorts of stores that cater to the Greek system doing events and sales all weekend. Targeting those parents’ wallets is a whole thing.
Oh, for sure. U Arkansas had their bid day yesterday, and all PNMs gather in the Chi Omega greek theater on campus to open their bids...and ALL the parents stand in the grass behind the theater to watch. And there are all sorts of stores that cater to the Greek system doing events and sales all weekend. Targeting those parents’ wallets is a whole thing.
Wait, what? So there is a public bid opening with the students who don’t get bids or not the ones they want being forced to attend and get their hearts broken in front of an audience? That is a thing?
Ugh parents week in the spring where I worked was the worst. Highlights (lowlights?) include a woman telling her daughter she couldn’t buy a romper that looked great on her because the tag said “Large”, and another mom telling me I should be folding stuff to move the line along when I was busy being the anti-theft person. (Which, admittedly does look like messing around, but if you’re talking to customers, it’s harder for them to steal stuff. So I just wandered around talking to people.)
I’m also pretty sure I heard somewhere that U Arkansas has one of the largest pledge classes this year... it I could be making that up. Sure feels like a lot.
Oh, for sure. U Arkansas had their bid day yesterday, and all PNMs gather in the Chi Omega greek theater on campus to open their bids...and ALL the parents stand in the grass behind the theater to watch. And there are all sorts of stores that cater to the Greek system doing events and sales all weekend. Targeting those parents’ wallets is a whole thing.
Wait, what? So there is a public bid opening with the students who don’t get bids or not the ones they want being forced to attend and get their hearts broken in front of an audience? That is a thing?
My sentiments exactly.
Ugh parents week in the spring where I worked was the worst. Highlights (lowlights?) include a woman telling her daughter she couldn’t buy a romper that looked great on her because the tag said “Large”, and another mom telling me I should be folding stuff to move the line along when I was busy being the anti-theft person. (Which, admittedly does look like messing around, but if you’re talking to customers, it’s harder for them to steal stuff. So I just wandered around talking to people.)
I’m also pretty sure I heard somewhere that U Arkansas has one of the largest pledge classes this year... it I could be making that up. Sure feels like a lot.