Who Has Removed Preferential Treatment for Legacies?

[carnation]

Actually, nothing will stop any chapter (even the ones with the new policy) from following the old policy. Membership selection is rarely publicized.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by carnation

Actually, nothing will stop any chapter (even the ones with the new policy) from following the old policy. Membership selection is rarely publicized.

Right. So again, what's the difference?

If I'm reading this right, both Pi Phi and the other orgs who have gotten rid of their national legacy policies are all saying the same thing: we're leaving it up to the individual chapters.

[carnation]

If the chapter chooses one of the old legacy options, they will be held to it if a mad mama calls because her daughter wasn't on the first bid list. They won't be if they choose the newer option.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by carnation

Actually, nothing will stop any chapter (even the ones with the new policy) from following the old policy. Membership selection is rarely publicized.

Originally Posted by carnation

If the chapter chooses one of the old legacy options, they will be held to it if a mad mama calls because her daughter wasn't on the first bid list. They won't be if they choose the newer option.

So if membership selection is rarely publicized, then that means mad mama wouldn't know which system the chapter is following, correct? So what justification would she have for being mad? Unless Pi Phi plans on publicizing which chapters are following which option?

And is the only goal with these policies to allow mad mamas to berate chapters when their daughters aren't selected for membership? If so, it seems like a policy that isn't worth supporting. ::shrugs::

[carnation]

Of course they'll know which policy they're following.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by carnation

Of course they'll know which policy they're following.

Of course? Why? Curious.

Does Pi Phi intend to disseminate this information for each chapter to all alumnae?

[carnation]

Probably so.