[irishpipes]

I think legacy status at some schools is of decreasing importance in membership selection. There are so many legacies at some chapters, that the "automatic" in just can't be in place anymore. I know this varies from campus to campus and chapter to chapter, but it does seem like in general it doesn't carry the weight that it used to.

As for spring recruitment versus formal, only your daughter can decide that. It seems that sophomores do get bids an UNC, but unless she has done things to make her a better candidate for membership than she was last fall, she will have an added strike against her that she didn't have before. If her grades and activities are better than they were as a freshman, and if she has developed relationships with sorority members this year, maybe that would overshadow her sophomore status. I would also suggest that she obtain solid recs for each sorority before doing formal again.