How Moms Should Treat Their Legacy Daughters

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by gee_ess

Honestly, like so many other things in the world, it takes education, education, education. No one ever pays attention to the details of something until it pertains to their own lives - and recruitment is no different.

Our GLOs can do a lot to help themselves by focusing heavily on this aspect of recruitment with alumnae. Maybe they need to go into some of these more competitive regions and hold workshops or something. And, active chapters need to communicate each spring or summer with those alum groups that are primarily associated with that chapter. I do know that goes on at some chapters and helps.

Ahh, recruitment. Gotta love it!

So true!

Continued communication with the alumnae groups helps a whole lot. Even if it's just an hour long workshop to get alumnae "up to speed" with how recruitment works now and address the legacy policy and issues related to that.

On the other hand, upon hearing that there are x number of lrgacies in recruitment and that the chapter will not be able to take them all, how many of those parents are actually going to take that to mean "MY daughter could potentially not receive a bid here?"

I'd imagine that the parents who most need to hear that, are going to hear it and think "my Becky is exceptional so she'll probably make the cut anyway" and completely disregard everything that is said to prepare them.

Originally Posted by 33girl

Don't feel bad ADPis, I've already had to call some of my sisters out for being too loose-lipped re policies, etc on Facebook. Everyone got too used to saying whatever on SisterCircle and now they forget Facebook isn't a protected area.

Same for us too. I've had to pop onto our FB site and remind folks of that a few times.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

On the other hand, upon hearing that there are x number of legacies in recruitment and that the chapter will not be able to take them all, how many of those parents are actually going to take that to mean "MY daughter could potentially not receive a bid here?"

I'd imagine that the parents who most need to hear that, are going to hear it and think "my Becky is exceptional so she'll probably make the cut anyway" and completely disregard everything that is said to prepare them.

They're the same ones who won't attend those suggested information sessions.

[lyrelyre]

Originally Posted by agzg

My guess would be that the mom's who do the over-dramatized, "I'm not paying for any sorority but ABC," "HOW DARE YOU CUT MY DAUGHTER!?!!" thing are probably either A. used to getting their way, so they think a bid is guaranteed, or B. completely self-centered and have a feeling of high entitlement, so they think a bid is guaranteed.

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

They're the same ones who won't attend those suggested information sessions.

They are also the same ones who don't even know about the information sessions because they haven't updated their address with headquarters since princess was born.