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I'd personally like to see the legacy tradition die.
I think it's awful that PNMs get dropped from legacy chapters because the chapter doesn't want to put them on the first bid list if they are invited to pref. (Not everyone does this, but some do.) Some of those ladies might be a fine addition to a second bid list and end up matching. Some of them might end up having a really great pref and moving up on the bid list after the pref party.
I think legacy policies cause a lot of early cuts of otherwise fine women, because they aren't the very best of their recruitment pool. I think it causes a lot of expectations that can't be met and that causes a lot of hurt feelings.
A chapter could always give extra weight to a legacy introduction form or a rec from a super-involved alumna without guaranteeing a spot on the first bid list.
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