legacy policies

[thetalady]

I have to say that I am really uncomfortable about this discussion. Do we REALLY want legacy PNMs knowing this policy? I had a younger sister go through rush several years ago. She was a Theta legacy, but I specifically did NOT tell her about what that meant at the pref round. How crappy would that have been of me to ruin her anticipation & the thrill of opening the envelope at Bid Day? That memory is one of my favorites in my sorority experience.

Having the information that if they (a legacy) are invited back to pref, they are all but guaranteed a bid to that chapter is not information that I really think they should have... just my 2 cents worth.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by thetalady

I have to say that I am really uncomfortable about this discussion. Do we REALLY want legacy PNMs knowing this policy? I had a younger sister go through rush several years ago. She was a Theta legacy, but I specifically did NOT tell her about what that meant at the pref round. How crappy would that have been of me to ruin her anticipation & the thrill of opening the envelope at Bid Day? That memory is one of my favorites in my sorority experience.

Having the information that if they (a legacy) are invited back to pref, they are all but guaranteed a bid to that chapter is not information that I really think they should have... just my 2 cents worth.

For what it's worth, all of this information is available on the public websites of the GLOs. If the PNMs wanted to know this, they could look there just as easily as looking here. I knew when I went through that if I made it to pref, AOII had to take me. What that really means, though is that if I made it to pref, AOII wanted me. At that point, it was my decision if I wanted to accept their bid.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

For what it's worth, all of this information is available on the public websites of the GLOs. If the PNMs wanted to know this, they could look there just as easily as looking here. I knew when I went through that if I made it to pref, AOII had to take me. What that really means, though is that if I made it to pref, AOII wanted me. At that point, it was my decision if I wanted to accept their bid.

The Theta web site has LOTS of pages, but I cannot find any kind of information on the membership selection process or who is placed where on a bid list on pages that the public can access. Maybe I am uncomfortable with making this kind of information public is because Theta does not do it. I looked, but I could still be wrong about the web site!

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by thetalady

The Theta web site has LOTS of pages, but I cannot find any kind of information on the membership selection process or who is placed where on a bid list on pages that the public can access. Maybe I am uncomfortable with making this kind of information public is because Theta does not do it. I looked, but I could still be wrong about the web site!

This is all that I found on the public portions of the site:

What is a "Legacy"?

A Theta legacy is defined as a daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, or sister of a Kappa Alpha Theta. Stepdaughters, step granddaughters, step great-granddaughters, and stepsisters are considered legacies if their family considers them as such and if the family asks that they be considered as such on the legacy introduction form (located to the right). These women deserve special consideration.
There is no such thing as an indirect legacy (i.e., cousin, niece, etc.), and such persons are not given special consideration. However, we recognize that they may have special knowledge of and interest in Kappa Alpha Theta and are warmly welcomed and recruited.

Therefore, publicly, our site only mentions "special consideration" with regards to legacies.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

This is all that I found on the public portions of the site:



Therefore, publicly, our site only mentions "special consideration" with regards to legacies.

Well then, I agree that your information shouldn't be listed as such. Makes you wonder where that came from.