Legacys in SEC Recruitment?

[futuregreekhope]

So lately I've been researching Bama's recruitment and it's competitive nature and I have read multiple times that there are enough legacys going through recruitment to fill a pledge class and a half at least in almost all of the sororities on campus. So my question is, if you have no sorority connections and know no one in these competitive SEC greek systems (specifically Bama) how do you even get a bid if the sororities clearly have more than enough people that they already know or that have a connection to the sorority to choose from? And to take that a step farther does being a minority put you at a disadvantage, keep the odds the same, or can it even be an advantage in the recruitment process?

I'm just really interested and fascinated by Greek Life and would appreciate any feedback.