Has the tradition of Legacies outgrown its usefulness?

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[QUOTE=DGTess;1838494]

If a sorority (yes, I'm talking big Sorority, not chapter) agrees to total/quota (whatever it is) rules that prohibit bringing back for a second or further round a woman they want to get to know, they're kowtowing to the arbitrary.

Duh. I never said it was because they are legacies. I find it utterly atrocious that you would not invite back the women you might want.

That's the reality of recruitment. We can only invite back the women we MOST want. Just as PNMs must rank chapters they want MOST. If we're going to have a formal Panhellenic recruitment we have to have a system of limiting the number of invitations so that all chapters participating have a realtively equal opportunity to pledge quota and reach total. We do this in a spirit of mutual cooperation, support and respect. There would be no point in having a formal panhellenic recruitment, quota or total if there were not limits on the numbers each chapter could invite back to each round.

It's great when legacies are pledged and initiated and it all works out happy for everyone....but I think NPC members who don't support their legacies in making their own choices and being happy for them however it turns out do their own legacy a huge disservice. Let her be her own woman and enjoy her own experience!