Legacies
 

I am not married nor do I have children but I was curious. I have two nieces with a third niece on the way. Would they be considered legacies to Sigma Kappa b/c I am a sister in SK?
Or do only daughters of members become legacies?

I myself was NOT a legacy b/c I am the first in my family to become a member of a sorority.

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answer to your question would be to contact sigma kappa national headquarters. some sororities consider indirect legacies, with direct legacies being daughters, granddaughters or sisters.
no matter what, you can certainly write a recommendation for them.

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That is ADPi's policy

Sigma Kappa considers sisters/step sisters, daughters/step-daughters, granddaughters/step granddaughters, & nieces/step-nieces to be legacies.

Interesting! I'll have to look into the step- thing. I may have a stepdaughter soon... :)

I know at least my chapter will take stepdaughters into consideration, since much of the time they have been exposed to them same ideals that any adpi would bestow upon their children. Officially I am not sure that it is considered though.

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I had posted the question of steps and was told we don't consider them. However, times do change - I'm sure at the time the Legacy policy was established NO one was getting divorces!!!

Yes, I know I can give her a rec, but being a leg is different...

It depends on the ADPi chapter. As a policy, steps do not qualify as official legacies. However, when an ADPi step sister/daughter/grandaughter, ADPi neice or ADPi cousin has come through, my chapter always regarded her with good consideration, even though they were not officially legacies.

The definition of a legacy varies among GLOs. AEPhi, for example, is among the sororities that don't consider step-relations... but in reality, a step-sister/daughter/granddaughter would most likely be treated as an "almost-legacy" just as, say, a niece or cousin would.

Even if your nieces aren't legacies, a letter of recommendation from their aunt can't hurt. ;)

I have only 2 daughters :) (one is not college bound, and the other is doing college via the army and then a campus without a Phi Mu Chapter (wah!!!!!!).

I like the nieces policy a LOT. I have 6 nieces ;) and that would give me so hope of having a first generation legacy :)....

What if an alum of a sorority has legal guardianship/adopted children would they also qualify as legacies?

P.S. The child that they have guardianship of is not blood related, would that matter?

Adopted children are legally your children, so yes, they are a legacy.

That is an interesting question! I mean, do you ask a woman if she's rec'ing her daughter-by-birth or is this her daughter-by-adoption?

Does anyone know ChiO's policy? My husband's sister is a ChiO and i'm just wondering if my future daughter will be considered a legacy.

Our legacy policy is a daughter, grandaughter or sister one. However, like adpiucf said, I think if she lists her aunt as a Chi Omega she will be looked upon favorably.