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[nate2512]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

Make sure you mention it to the rush chairs and if someone asks why you're interested in that house tell them all the other reasons that it's your first choice and mention that you also wanted to check them out because you're a legacy.

To add to this, if you don't mind crackerbarrel, don't make it look like your blatantly using it to up yourself, it'll be on the forms you fill out, so they will know. As far as when to throw it out there, gauge the conversation, like Crackerbarrel said, if someone asked, say it. Don't go around telling every person in the fraternity your a legacy, its a little overkill. Just be smart about it, and use it sparingly and when the time comes. I'm sure you've read other posts about it, but being a legacy does make you entitled to shit. They don't have to pledge you, they sure as hell don't have to initiate you, they don't owe you a thing.

[CrackerBarrel]

Originally Posted by nate2512

To add to this, if you don't mind crackerbarrel, don't make it look like your blatantly using it to up yourself, it'll be on the forms you fill out, so they will know. As far as when to throw it out there, gauge the conversation, like Crackerbarrel said, if someone asked, say it. Don't go around telling every person in the fraternity your a legacy, its a little overkill. Just be smart about it, and use it sparingly and when the time comes. I'm sure you've read other posts about it, but being a legacy does make you entitled to shit. They don't have to pledge you, they sure as hell don't have to initiate you, they don't owe you a thing.

Right, in fact if you make the fact that you're a legacy a big point to everyone you may hurt your chances because it makes it seem like you think you're entitled to a bid.

At our chapter the only legacies who are pretty much assured a bid are younger siblings of active brothers or kids/grandkids of the really big donors who we can't piss off.

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

At our chapter the only legacies who are pretty much assured a bid are younger siblings of active brothers or kids/grandkids of the really big donors who we can't piss off.

Words of wisdom.

[wolffootball37]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

At our chapter the only legacies who are pretty much assured a bid are younger siblings of active brothers or kids/grandkids of the really big donors who we can't piss off.

I have a question on this, out of curiosity, does this happen allot? And when it does, is the kid usually a pain and end up not get initiated or does it just depend on the individual?

[CrackerBarrel]

Originally Posted by wolffootball37

I have a question on this, out of curiosity, does this happen allot? And when it does, is the kid usually a pain and end up not get initiated or does it just depend on the individual?

Most of those kids tend to be pretty cool anyways, but the ones we kind of have to give bids too some learn the ropes and turn out ok, others get cut, about 50/50 I would say. And then the alums understand that we gave them a chance and they didn't do what it took.