Has the tradition of Legacies outgrown its usefulness?

[violetpretty]

And if we get to the point where we have so many "active alumnae" that we would need to create "tiers" or quantify the involvement for comparison, I think we'll have solved a lot more problems than we've created.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

And if we get to the point where we have so many "active alumnae" that we would need to create "tiers" or quantify the involvement for comparison, I think we'll have solved a lot more problems than we've created.

True story. And I think the bonus side effect here could be that we'd encourage more active alumnae which is an ongoing goal that I support too.

(And in an effort not to be a hypocrite, I really need to get my own rear in gear too)

[dukedg]

I think it would be helpful to have a section on the rec form that asks about the alumna's involvement. I don't see the need to have DG create a massive system to try and track all these different levels of involvement. I would love to see a section, right under the portion dealing with the legacy info, with something like check boxes and you can check which, if any, items the alumna has participated in:

Advising
Donations
Alumnae Chapter
Panhellenic
etc.

Then the chapter members can consider this information along with everything else when making membership decisions about the legacy.

I do think in some ways, though, this is already happening. I mean, when I was an adviser, we knew which of the legacies that were coming through had active moms/sisters/grandmothers. Not generally ones who regularly donated to the Foundation, but ones who participated in DG activities because we either knew the alums personally or the sponsorship form stated this outright.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by dukedg

I think it would be helpful to have a section on the rec form that asks about the alumna's involvement. I don't see the need to have DG create a massive system to try and track all these different levels of involvement. I would love to see a section, right under the portion dealing with the legacy info, with something like check boxes and you can check which, if any, items the alumna has participated in:

Advising
Donations
Alumnae Chapter
Panhellenic
etc.

Then the chapter members can consider this information along with everything else when making membership decisions about the legacy.

I do think in some ways, though, this is already happening. I mean, when I was an adviser, we knew which of the legacies that were coming through had active moms/sisters/grandmothers. Not generally ones who regularly donated to the Foundation, but ones who participated in DG activities because we either knew the alums personally or the sponsorship form stated this outright.

Even with the out of state legacies from very far away, it's still pretty easy to see which pnms have active mothers. They're the ones who have multiple glowing recs and letters from the mother's sisters who have known the daughter most of, if not all of, her life.