legacy questions

dimepiece · #1 05-21-2000, 01:57 PM

if your mother is a aka, are you considered a legacy? Or does she have to be a active member in order to be considered a legacy?

Anydaynow · #2 05-21-2000, 06:12 PM

Your mother must be active for atleast 2 years.

AKAtude · #3 05-22-2000, 09:03 AM

I would just like to add that the years of active status must be consecutive and current.

LadyAKA · #4 05-22-2000, 10:16 PM

Sorors and miss dimepiece there is another part of the legacy clause which was not
mentioned and I am sure Soror AKAtude did not mention it because the topic at hand
should not be discussed over the net; but if you look through some past discussions you may find what you are looking for.

Sisterly

pinkice9 · #5 05-31-2000, 09:14 AM

Attention all sorors you are correct some information should not be over the net and any legacy statements are not appropriate. These are apart of our bylaws and are not for public display.

pinkice#9

Ps. Are they any ways of getting around legacy email me with your answer.

lswinson79@hotmail.com

AKAtude · #6 05-31-2000, 09:32 AM

PinkIce,

I'm not sure that I understand your P.S. note regarding "getting around legacy".

PositivelyAKA · #7 06-01-2000, 12:22 AM

Sorors i think in the future perhaps we should not answer such questions as these. It really should not be spoken on over the net, and interested ladies should concentrate on their own qualifications instead of legacy.

songstress21 · #8 06-01-2000, 03:41 PM

On my campus girls focus on their own qualifications but get passed over cuz the chapter has to take legacies. It's a topic that is wide open on my campus. It's no secret so I dont know what the big deal is. I have friend and family members who are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha and the discuss it in public. There is no use trying to keep it a secret. Everyone on my campus knows.

LadyAKA · #9 06-01-2000, 03:57 PM

songstress21, do you care to explain, via e-mail please, WHAT PEOPLE KNOW! I think what I and my sorors here on this board are trying to say is that this information is NOT PUBLIC and we should not talk about it in such a PUBLIC forum.

Now IT IS PUBLIC Knowledge that we have a legacy clause, but we all know that it has details and exceptions, what we are stressing is that we should not get into those details and exceptions. And no matter who knows what on your campus and why, and for that matter how many family members you have that are AKA's, you won't get a Soror on the internet or in person to speak about such business out in the open with women she does not know. If you have any other concerns or questions please fell free to e-mail me personally, THANKS!

With sisterly love always
LadyAKA

AKAtude · #10 06-01-2000, 04:07 PM

Songstress,

The big deal is that technically anything that has to do with MIP should not be discussed openly, but some sorors do so anyway. In an attempt to assist those interested in AKA, we do our best to answer their questions as best we can without jeopardizing confidential information.

In an attempt to keep things secret, we are showing respect for our organization. If we take on the attitude that everything is "no big deal" then what's the point? We may as well share everything there is to know.

Yes, there are going to be things that sorors discuss openly because it does not pose a significant threat to AKA. However, there is still more to the issue. Therefore, we do not want to cross the line and say something that shouldn't be stated.

PositivelyAKA · #11 06-01-2000, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by songstress21:
On my campus girls focus on their own qualifications but get passed over cuz the chapter has to take legacies. It's a topic that is wide open on my campus. It's no secret so I dont know what the big deal is. I have friend and family members who are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha and the discuss it in public. There is no use trying to keep it a secret. Everyone on my campus knows.

Like my soror said it is not appropriate for the net, let alone between a soror and a none soror. There are such things as protocal and dicretion is always appropriate, though some lack it. How you can question sorors of AKA on AKA business is beyond me, even as a member i still show AKA much respect.

. And just because someone is qualified doesn't mean they will be chosen to make line so those who get passed over need to try again if AKA is in their heart instead of finding blame in something that may not have anything to do with them not being selected.

[This message has been edited by PositivelyAKA (edited June 01, 2000).]

songstress21 · #12 06-03-2000, 12:47 AM

I meant public info as far as a lot of people knowing about the clause and what you have to do to qualify. It is not a secret. They put it on rush fliers on my campus and when prospectives express their interest to members the first thing they ask now is if you are legacy. I dont understand why people on this forum are being so hush hush about it since it's so out in the open. I'm not trying to cause trouble. If you ask the graduate advisor on my campus she will tell you whether or not you qualify. It's been voted in already so there is no use crying over spilled milk.

AKAtude · #13 06-03-2000, 12:59 AM

If we were being hush-hush about it, then we would not have provided the information that we did. As I and my sorors stated before, there are still things regarding the legacy issue that you are still unaware of. Just because you know the basis of the issue doesn't give us permission to provide the rest. If you ever become a member of a sorority, then you might have a better understanding. Until then, I will not waste my time attempting to explain a concept that you obviously are unable to comprehend.