A disconnect with legacies?

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I honestly think the "more legacies going through than quota" is not very often true. Honestly, even with Chi Omega (the largest NPC group) it is simply not often the case.

Originally Posted by 33girl

For a lot of sorority chapters (particularly in the south), even if there WEREN'T quotas and totals, the amount of legacies would be as many women as there are already active in the sorority...times 5. It just isn't feasible to bid every legacy from a mathematical standpoint.

I feel like reposting my comment on this topic, since it was way back on page 1! Take Ole Miss, for example, you think 1,500 Chi Omega legacies go through each year? You are way off base.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I feel like reposting my comment on this topic, since it was way back on page 1! Take Ole Miss, for example, you think 1,500 Chi Omega legacies go through each year? You are way off base.

Overemphasis added for boy to understand concept.

I could give a shit how many Chi Omega legacies go through rush at Ole Miss.

[AGDCanada11]

Thought I would add in Alpha Gamma Delta's Leacy Policy (seeing as I just noticed this thread today!)

(From the Legacy Introduction Form):

"Alpha Gamma Delta recognizes that legacies are important to our Fraternity because they bring loyalty, strength, pride, and support to our chapters.

A legacy is a daughter, sister, grand-daughter, or step-daughter of an Alpha Gamma Delta who is an initiated member in Good Standing with the Fraternity.

It is the responsibility of the legacy's AGD relatives and friends to notify a chapter that she will be participating in recruitment by completing a RIF and LIF.

Collegiate chapters are not required to offer a bid to a legacy.

An AGD legacy should be a qualified recruitment guest in her own right--grades, activities, accomplishments, and overall compatibility with the chapter.

The Fraternity expects all collegiate chapters to give serious consideration to each legacy out of courtesy to the AGD member to whom she is related.

A legacy must be invited to at least one invitational round of the chapter's recruitment functions.

If a chapter releases a legacy, an advisor for the chapter must contact the AGD relative of the legacy to inform her of the legacy's release from membership consideration. All efforts must be taken to contact the relative prior to the distribution of invitations to the next round of recruitment events.

If a chapter invites a legacy to Preference, the legacy must be placed on the chapter's first bid list.

AGD members must have realistic expectations for our legacies. We must remember that some legacies are happier in another Greek group. All NPC groups have similar goals and ideals.

Legacies--Our special link between Alpha Gamma Delta's past and future."

I really like that they have a part specifically stating that some legacies are happier in other NPC groups!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AGDCanada11

A legacy is a daughter, sister, grand-daughter, or step-daughter of an Alpha Gamma Delta who is an initiated member in Good Standing with the Fraternity.

Step-daughters but not step-sisters? Huh, that seems odd.

[AGDCanada11]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Step-daughters but not step-sisters? Huh, that seems odd.

My guess is that if it is step-sisters who grew up together, it would count, but if they grew up separately it wouldn't? It does seem kind of odd though!

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I feel like reposting my comment on this topic, since it was way back on page 1! Take Ole Miss, for example, you think 1,500 Chi Omega legacies go through each year? You are way off base.

This isn't necessarily valid. I went to Indiana (the user name) and even as far back as the 1980's we had some chapters where, in fact, the number of legacies was higher than that chapter's quota. With bed quota, our quotas were anywhere from usually 30-55. Given the number of chapters in our state/area and the age of these chapters, having a lot of legacies for some chapters was common. I remember Theta having over 100 legacies with Kappa and Pi Phi close behind. Now 25 years later, I am sure that this still happens on some campuses or for some of the older, larger organizations. It may even happen more frequently today.