Should you always take a legacy?

[Kristin AGD]

I think our legacy rules are pretty standard:

•The Fraternity expects all collegiate chapters to give serious
consideration to each legacy out of courtesy to the ÁÃ∆ member
to whom she is related.
•A legacy must be invited to at least one invitational round of the
chapter’s recruitment functions.
•If a chapter releases a legacy, an advisor for the chapter must
contact the ÁÃ∆ relative of the legacy to inform her of the legacy’s
release from membership consideration. All efforts must be taken
to contact the relative prior to the distribution of invitations to the
next round of recruitment events.
•If a chapter invites a legacy to Preference (final function), the
legacy must be placed on the chapter’s first bid list.

I don't know if the advisor has to give a reason. But I agree with everyone that it should be a really, really good reason if you are going to release a legacy. They might not be a perfect fit, or the normal type of girl that is invited to the group, but this can give the chapter some diversity. If it is truly a wrong fit hopefully the pnm will figure that out on their own without the group having to be the bad guys and hurt the alums, thus hurting the organization. Most schools don't have more legacy than bids, so I think except in those special cases, legacies should be invited back.