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Originally Posted by 1964Alum
Times have changed a great deal since I was an active waaaay back in the day. There weren't nearly the sheer numbers of legacies at that time and we were always thrilled whenever a legacy went through rush. We pledged all of them as well as nieces and cousins who weren't true legacies but who had a family connection. Our Symphony, our Purposes, and many of our songs were already familiar to them. And our values had been inculcated in them from childhood. What a wonderful way to start sorority life!
Yes, it is very different now, sometimes with twice the number of legacies as there are places for them in a pledge class. But I can't imagine being anything but kind and appreciative of them as they are walking the same walk that we had walked long ago.
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I was also a legacy back in the late 1970s when there weren't many sorority rushees, much less legacies.
I am amazed at the numbers in "recruitment" these days. Just today, I told a rising junior that I was completely impressed with the numbers of PNMs they are managing these days. It really seems to have become a business, but I am impressed that they continue to extend the kindness to legacies that I received, but with a dose of practicality when it comes to actual fit and the need to cut lists.
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