Daughter Going Through Rush at UT Knoxville

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Also very important: Yes, she is a Chi O legacy, but keep in mind that she is probably not the ONLY one in recruitment. So do not assume that she has an automatic bid to Chi O. That's not always the case at larger schools. Legacies can and do get released.

A thing to consider... (and I'm not terribly sure if sororities do the same things that fraternities do)..

Your legacy does not matter one single bit because you are not a legacy of that chapter. I may be speaking out of turn and some other lady can correct me, but priority (in fraternity rush) is certainly given to girls from said chapter, rather than the national sorority.

Again, I could be wrong.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A thing to consider... (and I'm not terribly sure if sororities do the same things that fraternities do)..

Your legacy does not matter one single bit because you are not a legacy of that chapter. I may be speaking out of turn and some other lady can correct me, but priority (in fraternity rush) is certainly given to girls from said chapter, rather than the national sorority.

Again, I could be wrong.

It's not the same with sorority recruitment AT ALL. Not even a CHAPTER legacy is guaranteed a spot.

You can look back through some of the SEC school recruitment threads and see that. There are plenty of moms from Bama/UGA/etc. who were lamenting about their daughter being cut from not only mom's sorority, but mom's chapter. Some of the girls even had bio sisters who were actives.

So it definitely doesn't guarantee you anything, especially when some chapters have multiple chapter legacies in recruitment. They can't take all of them--and they don't. It's tough being a girl, lol.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A thing to consider... (and I'm not terribly sure if sororities do the same things that fraternities do)..

Your legacy does not matter one single bit because you are not a legacy of that chapter. I may be speaking out of turn and some other lady can correct me, but priority (in fraternity rush) is certainly given to girls from said chapter, rather than the national sorority.

Again, I could be wrong.

Every NPC has a different policy, and I imagine each chapter can tailor it to their needs (i.e. if there are so many legacies to a competitive chapter can't reasonably invite them). There are so many factors that could influence a decision:
-How active the alumna is
-Type of relationship (i.e. in house sister vs step sister)
-How many relatives in the sorority the legacy has
and of course...
-The legacy's own merits

It's all very subjective, but as a general rule, legacies are [supposed to be] afforded "careful consideration".