Legacy

ErinIsBadNews · #1 05-09-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Are you in Texas? Our Delta Chapter (our oldest) just initiated yet another descendant of a founder (darned if I can remember which one!), but I think it would be nigh on impossible to choose another GLO over such a long-standing legacy. But, as I said with the 5-generation legacy, not everyone is cut out to be in a sorority, and I have my doubts that someone should be forced into it.

Of course, if she went to a different GLO after 156 years, she should be written out of the will!

Nope, I'm in Florida. She went to some school in the state, I don't remember which one, but I know it's not FSU.

Tom Earp · #2 05-09-2007, 04:40 PM

Funny thing about legacys!

They can be offered bids or not.

While we all would love to have our Daughters and Sons join our GLOs, it is still their decission isn't it?

As many times it has been said each Chapter is different then why should a Legacy be saddled with a GLO that they do not feel comfortable with!

Granted, a GLO will be good nation wide but not local.

I have seen many cross overs on GC and I figure as long as they go with a GLO, that is a big step !!

sarahanne · #3 05-09-2007, 05:32 PM

I'm a Phi Mu legacy, my Grandmother was a Phi Mu at Penn State, and played a major part in chartering the chapter on my campus. My Aunt, her daughter, was a charter member of this chapter, and my other aunt was also a member of this chapter. Throughout my senior year in high school I had lunches with my grandmothers friends (who I later found out were Phi Mu alums) and met ladies from the campus. I went through rush, went to all of Phi Mu's rush parties, and put them at the top of my bid list.on bid day, I opened my bid, in the room full of other PNMs and my rush buddy got Phi Mu, and I didn't. I was heart broken, and a little part of me still wonders what life would be like if I were a Phi Mu. I know I'll never know why they didn't bid for me. I accepted my bid from AOII, and fell in love with them. I realize now, that in AOII, I have more leadership opportunities, and that I rather have a smaller group of close friends, than a larger group of ladies that I know. My motto in life: everything has a reason for happening, nothing is a coincidence.

honeychile · #4 05-10-2007, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sarahanne

I'm a Phi Mu legacy, my Grandmother was a Phi Mu at Penn State, and played a major part in chartering the chapter on my campus. My Aunt, her daughter, was a charter member of this chapter, and my other aunt was also a member of this chapter.

Wow! My maid of honor's grandmother was a PSU Phi Mu founder! I've lost track of her, or I'd ask her what her grandmother's name was. Her mother was also in the same chapter.

When it came to in house legacies, we always asked the biological sister to step out during the voting of her PNM sister. It only seemed fair to judge the PNM on her own merits. I do want to stipulate that this is CHAPTER policy, not Alpha Delta Pi International policy (although I think it would be a good one!).

FSUZeta · #5 05-10-2007, 03:50 PM

wow joe!! i am sorry that your chapter has to deal with that family!! they sound like a piece of work. perhaps it might be time to pull that guys pin-if your fraternity allows such a thing.

CZAXOTerp · #6 05-10-2007, 04:22 PM

When I was a sophmore & had just moved into my house, a 5th year senior's younger sister came thru rush. The sister hadn't yet determined if she was going to remain active or go alum, but as a 5th yr senior she didn't have to come to rush, so she wasn't there to rush her sister.

Her younger sister comes thru the house tour and sees a picture from a dated party of me w/ my ex-bf and points at me in the pic and says, I have friends in XYZ fraternity (same chapter as my ex-BF) and they say czAXOterp is a b!tch- or something to that effect.

The legacy was released that evening, only person who questioned it was an advisor- several of the 5th year senior's pledge sisters said czAXOterp is here, living in the house, 5th yr. sr. sister isn't here, rude legacy doesn't belong here either.

I don't know if this legacy thought she had it in the bag or what, but she was completely out of line.

Also I admit I probably broke the ex-bf's heart...

bejazd · #7 05-10-2007, 05:14 PM

Okay, calling out someone in the chapter as a b..... qualifies as having three heads and a tail! Note to PNMs...when you're at a rush party, if you can't someting nice, don't say nothin' at all.

Her sister would have showed up for rush if she cared whether or not she got a bid.