How Moms Should Treat Their Legacy Daughters

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush

Without getting into any specifics about membership selection and just speaking theoretically, this already goes on at many chapters of large inter/national groups at super competitive schools. Let's face it. All legacies are not created equal. I think at this point in time it is still pretty easy to determine which legacies are "more equal." Mom, nanna, whoever is either involved or not, whether than involvement is with the chapter, alumnae group, financial, a combination of those or whatever. (Laura Legacy's mom hasn't paid dues since 1972 versus Lana Legacy's mom who served as president of her local ac for 10 years, still helps with recruitment at her local chapter and donated to the fund to rennovate that house.) I think if things continue to go on the same trajectory, eventually groups are going to have to come up with their own standardized objective way of evaluating a legacy's "value."

And, I think it's important to note that this is only an issue a small number of chapters. The number of schools across the country who have this as a problem is really quite small. However, it is a very big issue at the schools that do have this problem.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by AGDee

And, I think it's important to note that this is only an issue a small number of chapters. The number of schools across the country who have this as a problem is really quite small. However, it is a very big issue at the schools that do have this problem.

Yes, but the problem is only going to get bigger and more widespread as time goes on, so I think it's worth discussing for the future.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Yes, but the problem is only going to get bigger and more widespread as time goes on, so I think it's worth discussing for the future.

I really don't see it being an issue in my geographic region ever.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Parents HAVE come on and said that they were worried about things like that, and if they got flamed, it's more because people thought their "D" (barf, puke) should be inquiring herself. If you'll note, my post said "parents and kids."

Exactly.

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Yes, but the problem is only going to get bigger and more widespread as time goes on, so I think it's worth discussing for the future.

Originally Posted by AGDee

I really don't see it being an issue in my geographic region ever.

It's never going to be an issue at many schools and organizations, but it's just going to get worse at the ones where it's already an issue and it will become a problem at others as time goes on.

The women who are going through recruitment now had mothers who were mostly in college during the 80s. From what I understand, those were times when Greek life had membership challenges. As it has become more popular again plus with even more women in college, our generation will be producing more legacies, and that doesn't even count those who are legacies based on other relationships.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush

The women who are going through recruitment now had mothers who were mostly in college during the 80s. From what I understand, those were times when Greek life had membership challenges. As it has become more popular again plus with even more women in college, our generation will be producing more legacies, and that doesn't even count those who are legacies based on other relationships.

The 70s/very early 80s were when things kind of sucked for GLOs. By the late 80s/early 90s they were booming. The birth rate for late 80s/early 90s college-age students was lower, BUT a higher percentage of those people were going to college. So that kind of effed with the ebb & flow.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I really don't see it being an issue in my geographic region ever.

Perhaps not in your lifetime, but I doubt you could say it wouldn't be a problem "ever". Though, by "region", do you mean the Great Lakes, the state of Michigan, your city, or your alma mater? I see it being a problem at a flagship state school like the University of Michigan in the future.