[PhoenixAzul]

My grandfather had been part of a fraternity at U Penn, where he went before going into the Army. After he got out, the army sent him to Bethany to finish his degree. At Bethany, a fraternity allowed him as a "social member". I don't know if my brother got legacy status when he joined...and I don't know if it really mattered, they persued my brother pretty heavily (he is awesome though!). But what I thought was cool was that the active chapter went back and initiated some of the older alumni who had never been initiate members because of various things...going off to war, lack of money after returning from war, etc. I thought that was really nice. They wanted to initiate my grandfather too, but the one small bump was that he was allready initiated at U Penn!

I'm not sure, but I think on our campus, some chapters consider being a legacy as only a *slight* preference. Like you may only be guaranteed a novelty party invite, NOT a bid.