Legacy

[Eirbear]

I'm a double legacy to Alpha Xi. While this might have influenced my initial thoughts when beginning formal recruitment a couple years ago, I tried my hardest to keep an open mind. I put Alpha Xi first on my bid card, but it wasn't because my mom and grandmother are both Alpha Xi's. The chapter on my campus is the place I felt most comfortable during recruitment, and I really clicked with all the sisters. Even now, I know I made the right choice.

We have two other Alpha Xi legacies in our chapter--both have moms who were in our chapter "back in the day," when my mom was there too. But we also have a few legacies from other chapters on our campus. My sorority family Twin is actually a Zeta Tau Alpha legacy, and she's not the only one. Other chapters on campus have some legacies to our chapter. Maybe because our campus is small and only has four sorority chapters to choose from, but I think legacies here generally go into recruitment with an open mind and they choose the chapter they feel they connect with best. So, to answer your question, no, I don't think being a legacy is too hard on the rushee.