[SWTXBelle]

Part of legacy status is a recognition that in addition to having a possible background in the sorority, a legacy can also bring an alumna back into active duty, if she has perhaps not been active in the past. Alumnae involvement is a problem across the board, and I know in our Alumnae Panhellenic mothers who hadn't been doing much for their sorority or panhellenic would often become active when their daughters went through recruitment, even if they didn't pledge their legacy chapter. It is also a way of honoring the alumna and her membership. I don't think one invite to the first invitation round is too much to ask, and as for the preference bid list, if they make it to pref, the chapter should absolutely want them. I would fight this should Gamma Phi consider it. As for a level playing field, that's what the Unanimous Agreements are for. If a sorority choses to do something independently that differs from the norm, more power to them, but they shouldn't expect others to do it just because they did.