Dear Collegians, Please be kind to our legacies

[AZTheta]

I appreciate the sentiments expressed by Nut et al.

Statistically, all legacies cannot and will not be offered membership in their legacy chapter(s). It's a simple mathematical fact. If our chapters consisted mainly of legacies, we'd be doing them as well as ourselves a disservice. As alumnae we cannot and should not interfere in membership selection, and that includes any sort of "pressure" to pledge legacies. They should be given special consideration; however, we all know that not all legacies want to join their legacy chapter, nor should they. In many cases it is not a good fit.

Personally I'm especially tickled when "famous" or well-known legacies pledge a non-legacy chapter. The Pioneer Woman's daughter comes to mind - she is a thrilled Tri Delta, with a Pi Phi mother. And Katie Couric's Tri Delta legacies both pledged Theta. There are many, many other examples. Going to a non-legacy chapter is not the Kiss Of Death.

At the end of the day we are more similar than different and I am happy to see legacies join any chapter, truthfully.

[ladybug12]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

At the end of the day we are more similar than different and I am happy to see legacies join any chapter, truthfully.

Amen my Panhellenic Sister!!!!!

[BraveMaroon]

I am all about taking good care of legacies. And sometimes that means dropping them.

If I had pledged my sister's sorority at my school, it would have been a bad fit. We all knew it, and I was released after second round. I was relieved!

My roommate's entire family were all in the same sorority and that sorority released her right before prefs.

While it sucks to not get your legacy house, it's better to end up somewhere that wants you for you and not one that chose you out of a sense of duty.

Give them the benefit of the doubt, yes. But don't string them along.