Rushing Legacies

[ADPiShannan]

Legacies are impt here. Well at least for ADPi on our campus. Id say though for all chapters here its big. We really look at the legacies and do put them ahead of the others cause they are recommended. I am a legacy to ADPi from several members of my family including my grandmother. When I was in ADPi we also had several others who were legacies. It really takes a lot for us to turn one away. I was there once when we did, but she really wasnt right and just wasnt someone who meshed well with us. We had to obtain special rights to cut her though from Nationals so it is a big deal here. We really ask our Pi's to be on the lookout for patentials and send in forms if they encounter any or have any family whos coming to college.

I do have several friends who live in Georgia who were ADPi legacies and got cut. One year I heard there were 50 legacies or more going through and a lot got cut. A lot of moms and families were very mad. I guess that happens when you take a large amount for each recruitment.

We take about 20-25 in the fall and in the spring maybe about 10 or less. I wish house total was much higher for our campus. We only can have 65 in each sorority. I know us and another sorority would always be at 65 every year, but we still have 1 or 2 sororities who struggle during recruitment and never take quota. If they got better Im sure wed get to take more women or get a new chapter on campus, but we have tried everything to get their numbers up. They have too. They have gotten better, but they are still so far away from 65 members.