Should Legacies omit That Fact on Recruitment Applications?

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First of all, welcome to GC, wcoast_DG !

Second, while I agree that we need to know who legs are for statistics sake, I feel it isn't Pan's responsibility to verify legacies-- it is the chapter's responsibility to confirm who their legacies are. That's why we have the Legacy Introduction Forms for ADPi, and I'm sure the other groups have their own versions of this, as well. Just because I as a PNM checked off a box on my recruitment app that I'm a legacy to ABC and XYZ doesn't mean that I am one until I've been verified by the sorority. Or maybe I think I'm a legacy when really I'm not-- more a courtesy like a stepdaughter, niece, cousin (I realize in some orgs these relationships are considered legs-- just using as an example). Or maybe my legacy sister is no longer a member in good standing with the sorority.

And if I am a legit legacy and I haven't gotten my legacy sister to send the chapter an introduction for me, or my legacy sister won't... there may be a very good reason for that!

I'm not denying the importance of reporting on legacies, and as an alumna who has worked behind the scenes for many chapters' recruitment efforts, I know why its important. But if a woman is coming through as a legacy, her legacy sister (mom, grandmother, sister) needs to confirm this-- not a check box on a recruitment application.