Legacy Question

[honeychile]

Just to reinterate what Connie just said, if your sister is currently a sister of XYZ, then some other sororities won't give you a chance, while others will compete all the harder. If no one knows your mother-sister-whatever, then be sure to list your legacy status! Women who are legacies have a better chance of knowing what all being in a sorority entails, from duties to dues, and most GLOs like to see that.

Most importantly, have fun and good luck!

[JerseyGirlx3]

Thank you so much for all your advice! I ended up listing my legacy info, but I've checked out all the other sororities on campus as well. Turns out that I don't think I'm going to be visiting my legacy chapter this week during rush, as I've found two others that I fell in love with! Hopefully my being a legacy to the one chapter won't make a difference in my chances of getting a bid from the other two. Bid day is next Sunday, so I'll keep you posted!! Thanks again!

[Elephant Walk]

I had a friend who listed his legacy (a brother legacy living in the house) and he got cut from every fraternity except for the legacy and low tier houses, so it is kind of a big deal.

[violetpretty]

I think a big part of it is where you go to school and what kind of Greek system your school has. If you go to school with a competitive recruitment in the South, listen to honeychile and ADPi Connie Bama. If you go to school, say, in the Northeast, I can tell you that legacy status is a whole different situation.

The ICS recruiter program that we use for registration only shows who is a legacy to our sorority. We don't know if other women are legacies from other sororities unless we know their sister personally or the legacy tells us flat out. Even if my chapter knows a PNM is a legacy to another sorority, she has no advantage or disadvantage over other PNMs.

[AlphaFrog]

I also don't think there's anything wrong with saying something like "Well, I'm an XYZ legacy, and my mother/sister/aunt had a great time as an XYZ, but I'm really excited to consider other options, too."

[Drolefille]

Or, " I really want to find the chapter that's right for me"

Just like some at schools they cut legacies from other chapters, at other schools, they like stealing legacies from each other.

[EGAOPi]

I'm curious to know...which sorority did you end up joining??

[JerseyGirlx3]

As it turned out, I got preffed by my #1 sorority, AND got a bid from them the next day. I'm excited for my new member period, and working towards being a sister of GAMMA PHI BETA! (not my legacy chapter lol)

[EGAOPi]

CONGRATULATIONS to you and G Phi B. That is amazing-so happy for you! <3