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Originally Posted by Sororitysock
Those chapters are giving your legacy daughters extra consideration by inviting them to that extra round. At competitive schools, they aren't carrying them to the round after they're required to for fun. They really are interested in getting to know them better. They've given up inviting others to invite your daughters back for a last look. They aren't inviting them back with the intent to cut them right before preference. They invited them back because they were still interested in them!
It would really be helpful if today's alumnae mothers had the experience of membership selection at these competitive schools. It's nothing like we experienced, and the number of legacies have grown geometrically. They simply can't offer a bid to all legacies. There are chapters at schools in the south now where they could fill an entire pledge class with legacies.
I am confident your daughters will find their sorority home and hope you all will appreciate the special relationship you'll have as Panhellenic sisters.
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I was a part of membership selection at a competitive school and this is my second time going through it at IU (which to me is unlike anywhere else). I completely agree on the number of legacies today compared to "back in the day". That being said, I am grateful for the advice on this forum as it helped me tremendously with my older daughter but am guessing everyone here has different levels of experience with the Greek system today. I learn something new here every day!
TBH, I was tentatively hopeful while expecting her to be cut because I have been through it at IU and know how heavily the chapter chooses girls from Indy. I just think the timing is hard for the girls but I also know that giving them more time to stew sometimes isn't better. However, 15 minutes to me isn't a lot of time for an exhausted PNM to rebound.
Regardless, my daughter is excited and hopeful for tomorrow and glad for the day off! Just one more day - can't wait to hear where everyone ends up!