Legacy concern @ Nebraska

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At my university, PNM's indicate their legacy sororities on their recruitment application. One copy of the app goes to each sorority house, and the legacy information is blacked out on that copy if the PNM isn't a legacy to your sorority.

Human error does occur, and sometimes chapters learn who's a legacy because they got the wrong xerox.

Also, Panhellenic relations are very strong among the chapters. It is well known if an in-house or direct legacy is coming through.

The chapters observe silence at recruitment and don't communicate with the outside world. "Things" do happen, however-- perhaps an ABC and an XYZ are roommates and talk... or an XYZ legacy goes to the ABC party and reveals she was dropped by her legacy house.

While a PNM's invites should have no bearing on each other, it isn't a stretch to speculate that if a chaper dropped an in-house direct legacy and that becomes known to the other sororities ... that could lead to the assumption that she might be of questionable character... especially if her sister is still active at the chapter.

I think it is an entirely different story if the legacy drops her legacy house.

I can't recall us ever cutting a direct legacy. I do recall our chapter adviser's daughter being cut by ADPi when she attended her mother's university. It happens. Don't recall if she joined a sorority. I also remember a step-sister of a member being cut at our chapter. She wasn't technically a "legacy," however, because she was a step-sister. She had a competitive recruitment.

One of my chapter sisters was a direct in-house legacy. Her sister was well-liked and well-known in the Greek Community, and had many friends in other chapters. These friends loved her younger sister and were excited for her to go through recruitment. They were horrified when their chapters cut the sister in the first round-- so sure were those other sororities that the younger sister would join ADPi-- even though the PNM's intent had been the total opposite-- she did not want to join her sister's sorority. At prefs however, she realized she wanted ADPi and was literally crying at the idea of getting a bid anywhere else!

ETA- I don't think one chapter's cuts should bear weight on any other chapter's decisions in recruitment, but it all goes back to the human factor in the recruitment process.