Rerushing again (Fall '10)
 

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Is she a member of a sorority, or just a legacy?

If she is a member of a sorority, you may or may not be a legacy (all chapters vary, though I'm not sure if I have ever read of cousins of a member counting as a legacy).

If she is simply a legacy of a chapter, and not a member, this has no bearing on your recruitment, other than perhaps helping secure a rec from the relation by which she is a legacy.

Schools do not have legacy policies. GLOs (may) have legacy policies, which vary from organization to organization.

Are you maybe confusing legacy with alumna? Your cousin is an alumna. Younger women within a prescribed degree of kinship to her -- like sister, daughter or granddaughter -- might be legacies.

Each organization does lagacies differently, it doesn't go by school. Ask you're cousin - she would know.

Sidenote: I was told that one NPC considers 1st cousins legacies, but I'm not sure if that's true.

ETA: MC Jinx!

Alpha Chi Omega Legacy Policy
A legacy is a potential member whose relative is also a sorority or fraternity member. If you’re an Alpha Chi Omega legacy, that means your sister, mother, grandmother or great-grandmother is an Alpha Chi Omega member.

http://www.alphachiomega.org/index.aspx?id=76

Yes, you are both technically correct... but the way a legacy is viewed does differ by school. At some schools being a legacy gives you a head start- a way to differentiate you from the crowd. At others, legacies are not very common and are more of a novelty. Regardless, having general knowledge of the Greek system is usually a good thing. Although it may not affect how the groups view you, it can help you better understand the recruitment process.

Kappa's legacy is the same as AXO's: sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother.

Atrainer- you were attempting recruitment as a commuter before, right? Good luck at the new school!

Define "didn't get along". If you make it an issue, and talk about it, then other people will think it's a big deal. When I rushed, I thought that a disagreement I had had in high school over a boy with an active sister would cause them to cut me. She ended up being the person who delivered my bid card (I COBed), and it turned out that she didn't even remember the incident.


What does "technically" mean in your circumstance? I would check the national web site of the particular sorority to see what they count as legacy status.

Especially since her cousin graduated and will probably have NOTHING to do with MS...

Atrainer89, I would advise you to read more and post less.

I think the girl she's talking about is the ex-roomie. I think it's two completely different thoughts mushed together. Cousin said she'd be a legacy - then talking about ex-roomie.

This.

But she's been given that advice already, and so far . . . .

NO YOU WON'T. Legacy policies DO NOT vary from chapter to chapter. They are NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL policies. The Alpha Chi Omega chapter at Virginia Tech has the exact same legacy policy as every other Alpha Chi Omega chapter. Either your cousin is wrong or you are misunderstanding her. In any case, if you go into recruitment with this attitude you will be setting yourself up for the same disappointing recruitment you had at your previous school. Not that you're not already doing a great job of that here. How many flipping times can people warn you about what you're doing here?

I apologize for the misunderstanding.

Awesome. Yet another pnm who hasn't even gone through recruitment yet who feels compelled to dispense advice and opinions on sorority policies and recruitment.

Sorry. You are right, and I do know nothing about the situation.