Legacy with active sister, rushing in the fall

DDDlady · #1 06-02-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by D_Crayola_Z

I would just like to point out that if you dont get a bid from a house that you're a legacy in they MUST MUST MUST have a veryyy good reason why they're not giving a bid. It's pretty much a done deal unless the actives know - and have good reason to back up the claim - that the legacy wont fit in.

Just jumping on the bandwagon, and I want to make sure the OP understands that this is utterly FALSE! At a big state school with a competitive Greek system, a chapter could have 100+ legacy girls coming through. There is NO WAY you can pledge them all. DO NOT rely on your legacy status to get you in. I was cut from my legacy early, and I am sure that many other women have had a similar experience. Just go in open minded, be yourself and quit over analyzing. Good luck!

cbm · #2 06-16-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DDDlady

Just jumping on the bandwagon, and I want to make sure the OP understands that this is utterly FALSE! At a big state school with a competitive Greek system, a chapter could have 100+ legacy girls coming through. There is NO WAY you can pledge them all. DO NOT rely on your legacy status to get you in. I was cut from my legacy early, and I am sure that many other women have had a similar experience. Just go in open minded, be yourself and quit over analyzing. Good luck!

There is a difference between legacy and in-house legacy (for my organization, at least). Speaking from my experience, in-house legacy has more clout than regular legacy.

FSUZeta · #3 06-16-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cbm

There is a difference between legacy and in-house legacy (for my organization, at least). Speaking from my experience, in-house legacy has more clout than regular legacy.

are you sure that it is your organization, or could it be your chapter? No matter what, it is in a pnms best interest to not assume her legacy status, be it "regular" or in-house will be an easy in.

cbm · #4 06-16-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

are you sure that it is your organization, or could it be your chapter? No matter what, it is in a pnms best interest to not assume her legacy status, be it "regular" or in-house will be an easy in.

Fairly certain it is organization-wide. We only guarantee regular legacies a certain number of parties (not many!), but in-house (meaning that you have an active sister -not alum- in the chapter at the time that you come through rush) get a bit more preference, although they are not guaranteed bids.

33girl · #5 06-16-2009, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cbm

Fairly certain it is organization-wide. We only guarantee regular legacies a certain number of parties (not many!), but in-house (meaning that you have an active sister -not alum- in the chapter at the time that you come through rush) get a bit more preference, although they are not guaranteed bids.

You rushed 10 years ago, and what's more, you are no longer an official member. So I'd be very careful about saying what an org's or chapter's membership policies are - even if they were that when you were in school.

KSUViolet06 · #6 06-16-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

You rushed 10 years ago, and what's more, you are no longer an official member. So I'd be very careful about saying what an org's or chapter's membership policies are - even if they were that when you were in school.

You took the words right out of my mouth.