Has the tradition of Legacies outgrown its usefulness?

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I knew I had read an article on this very topic, and sure enough, it was from our Adelphean Magazine and is in the public domain. You can read it here.

Honeychile- the Adelphean is lovely. I was impressed by some of the legacy families they listed.

I was curious about one of the legacy policies- "Any chapter not at Total the term before the formal recruitment period must extend a bid to any legacy participating in formal recruitment. Any exception to this must be approved by the District Team Director".

I haven't heard of that policy with any other group.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Honeychile- the Adelphean is lovely. I was impressed by some of the legacy families they listed.

I was curious about one of the legacy policies- "Any chapter not at Total the term before the formal recruitment period must extend a bid to any legacy participating in formal recruitment. Any exception to this must be approved by the District Team Director".

I haven't heard of that policy with any other group.

Since Alpha Delta Pi actually has 9- and 10-generation legacies, we're all about the historical value. That's the best response I can give. Maybe another GLO has something similar?

When I was in school, a 5-generation legacy rushed us. She made it abundantly clear from Open Houses on that she did NOT want to go greek, that her family was forcing her to rush. By the second round, I had to make the call to our DTD and tell them she didn't want to rush, and she in turn called our EO. No go. The next round, it was obvious that not only did she not want to rush, she didn't want us - and frankly, we didn't like her. Long story short, we pledged her, she came to about half of the pledge meetings, got initiated at Convention, and transferred to a school without a chapter of ADPi. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that, if she ever had a daughter, she did not pressure her to go ADPi! The better news is that she had a fantastic roomie, who pledged with her and fit in from Bid Day on!

Having said that, I do know of another legacy who was completely obnoxious - her mother, two aunts, and two cousins are all ADPis - but the chapter was luckier with her. A Traveling Counsultant AND the DTD were there during Recruitment, met her, and they made sure that she stayed cut!

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Having said that, I do know of another legacy who was completely obnoxious - her mother, two aunts, and two cousins are all ADPis - but the chapter was luckier with her. A Traveling Counsultant AND the DTD were there during Recruitment, met her, and they made sure that she stayed cut!

@ bolded - it's a shame that chapters aren't trusted to make these decisions on their own. I'm not trying to say anything bad about ADPi specifically - because it likely happens in other orgs, too. But seriously, if it takes this many people (in addition to the chapter members) to cut undesireable legacies, something is wrong. If the chapter doesn't see a good fit with a legacy, then since they're the ones who will have to interact with said legacy, it makes sense to me that the chapter should get to decide whether to bid her.

I think it's awesome that there are 9- and 10-generation legacies (of any org) out there, though. I'm not trying to diminish legacy status by any means.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

@ bolded - it's a shame that chapters aren't trusted to make these decisions on their own. I'm not trying to say anything bad about ADPi specifically - because it likely happens in other orgs, too. But seriously, if it takes this many people (in addition to the chapter members) to cut undesireable legacies, something is wrong. If the chapter doesn't see a good fit with a legacy, then since they're the ones who will have to interact with said legacy, it makes sense to me that the chapter should get to decide whether to bid her.

I think it's awesome that there are 9- and 10-generation legacies (of any org) out there, though. I'm not trying to diminish legacy status by any means.

I think what honeychile meant was more that the TC & DTD were there to make sure the collegians didn't waffle under Obnoxious Ophelia's relatives calling and asking why she got cut. It sounded like the collegians were in agreement on not wanting her skank ass in the chapter. In that case, it's nice to have someone above you back you up.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I think what honeychile meant was more that the TC & DTD were there to make sure the collegians didn't waffle under Obnoxious Ophelia's relatives calling and asking why she got cut. It sounded like the collegians were in agreement on not wanting her skank ass in the chapter. In that case, it's nice to have someone above you back you up.

For the win - although I will never be able to see this woman again without thinking of the phrase "skank ass"! I was in chapter with one of the cousins, and do occasionally run into her.

And yes, it's FANTASTIC when the higher-ups back up the collegiates' decisions!