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Originally posted by 33girl
And even if they do, not all of the moms are aware of it. They might know enough to tell the daughter they were a XYZ at State U, but that's all they know - they have no clue about rec forms or anything like that. (And those are the ones who usually scream the loudest when their daughter doesn't receive a bid.) If we are going to use legacy status as a preferential type of treatment, we can't say it's only for the daughters whose moms/grandmas/sisters have a clue.
Not to mention, there are people out there who are legacies but whose mom/grandma/sister may have passed away and it's hard to get rec forms in the Great Beyond.
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i think this is very important to remember. the alums on this site are all very involved and we know about these kinds of things, but this is not the case for everyone. i hate to bring up the north/south differences, but i think it is differnent in each area. here, where being in a sorority is not a big deal, then it is also not as big of a deal to stay involved after graduation. honestly, most of my chapter sisters are not involved as alumnae. when their daughters are going thru recruitment down the line, they won't have a clue about legacy forms, etc., etc.
i also know someone who found out after she was a sorority member for 3 years that her mom was a member of another npc. this npc wasn't on her campus, so it never mattered. her mom was supportive when she went through rush and everything, but never even thought to mention that she was in a sorority, too.
when i was a collegiate, we had 2 phi mu legacies come thru. we knew about both prior to rush, but it was not because we received legacy forms. both women had sisters who were current members at other chapters. one had met some of our chapter members at leadership conference and said my sister is a student there. we found out about the other when we were visiting a nearby chapter on a road trip.
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