Recruitment UT Austin

[TXDG]

Originally Posted by CAMOM88

Thank you for the info. At this point we have not asked for a third letter for any houses though can ask more people- Is it necessary? Also, most forms ask for one photo but I hear that a full length and head shot should be included in packets, should we always use the same pics or alternate so a given sorority might receive several different pictures? Also, if a PNM is a legacy does she also need recommendations?

Yes, a legacy definitely needs a rec. And be sure the relative through whom she is a legacy (grandmother, sister, etc) alerts the chapter that the legacy is going through recruitment. Most sororities have a "legacy information form" or something similar that the relative fills out & sends to the house. Do not assume the house will just "know"! Also- be sure that your daughter actually is a legacy. Some sororities do not acknowledge grandmothers or step relatives; almost no one recognize cousins or aunts.

[jolene]

Originally Posted by TXDG

Yes, a legacy definitely needs a rec. And be sure the relative through whom she is a legacy (grandmother, sister, etc) alerts the chapter that the legacy is going through recruitment. Most sororities have a "legacy information form" or something similar that the relative fills out & sends to the house. Do not assume the house will just "know"! Also- be sure that your daughter actually is a legacy. Some sororities do not acknowledge grandmothers or step relatives; almost no one recognize cousins or aunts.

FWIW, Alpha Xi Delta counts nieces as legacies. Don't think cousins or step family are looked at as such. I'm pretty sure granddaughters are legacies.

[33girl]

Didn't we have a thread on here about which relationships each NPC sorority regards as legacy relationships?

[TXDG]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Didn't we have a thread on here about which relationships each NPC sorority regards as legacy relationships?

Not sure if there is another thread, but these are the legacy polices of UT's NPC sororities:

Alpha Chi Omega: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, or sister. Step and half relatives IF the member considers the PNM to be a legacy.

Alpha Delta Pi: grandmother, mother, sister

Alpha Epsilon Phi: grandmother, step-grandmother, mother, step-mother, sister, half sister, step-sister

Alpha Xi Delta: grandmother, step-grandmother, mother, step-mother, aunt, sister, step-sister, half-sister

Chi Omega: mother, sister

Delta Delta Delta: mother, step-mother, sister, step-sister

Delta Gamma: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister. Includes step and half relatives.

Kappa Alpha Theta: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister. Step relatives of the member considers the pnm to be a legacy.

Kappa Delta: grandmother, mother, sister. Step and half relatives if the member considers the pnm to be a legacy.

Kappa Kappa Gamma: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister.

Pi Beta Phi: grandmother, mother, sister

Sigma Delta Tau: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister. Includes step and half relatives.

Zeta Tau Alpha: grandmother, mother, sister.

[mustangbelle]

Originally Posted by TXDG

Not sure if there is another thread, but these are the legacy polices of UT's NPC sororities:

Alpha Chi Omega: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, or sister. Step and half relatives IF the member considers the PNM to be a legacy.

Alpha Delta Pi: grandmother, mother, sister

Alpha Epsilon Phi: grandmother, step-grandmother, mother, step-mother, sister, half sister, step-sister

Alpha Xi Delta: grandmother, step-grandmother, mother, step-mother, aunt, sister, step-sister, half-sister

Chi Omega: mother, sister

Delta Delta Delta: mother, step-mother, sister, step-sister

Delta Gamma: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister. Includes step and half relatives.

Kappa Alpha Theta: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister. Step relatives of the member considers the pnm to be a legacy.

Kappa Delta: grandmother, mother, sister. Step and half relatives if the member considers the pnm to be a legacy.

Kappa Kappa Gamma: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister.

Pi Beta Phi: grandmother, mother, sister

Sigma Delta Tau: great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister. Includes step and half relatives.

Zeta Tau Alpha: grandmother, mother, sister.

You forgot one of the NPC Chapters at UT Austin and it's legacy policy in your list. As Alpha Phi also has an active chapter there. Alpha Phi's legacy policy considers any granddaughter, great-granddaughter, daughter, stepdaughter, sister or stepsister.

[TXDG]

Originally Posted by mustangbelle

You forgot one of the NPC Chapters at UT Austin and it's legacy policy in your list. As Alpha Phi also has an active chapter there. Alpha Phi's legacy policy considers any granddaughter, great-granddaughter, daughter, stepdaughter, sister or stepsister.

Thanks for catching my mistake! I don't know how I missed Alpha Phi!!

[DeltaSall]

Does it matter if letters of rec are sent in piece meal? Or should we send them in all together? My niece has started the process and it's really slow going.

[Cheerio]

A long-time family friend was recently very delighted to have her granddaughter join a different chapter (at a southern school) of the same sorority she had 60 years ago. Even though grandchildren are no longer considered legacies in that NPC group, the fact they were related within the fraternal bond was happily noted on the chapter's online newsletter when the granddaughter initiated. None of this family friend's daughters or other granddaughters had joined her sorority; she still has one more granddaughter in high school.

[TXDG]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

A long-time family friend was recently very delighted to have her granddaughter join a different chapter (at a southern school) of the same sorority she had 60 years ago. Even though grandchildren are no longer considered legacies in that NPC group, the fact they were related within the fraternal bond was happily noted on the chapter's online newsletter when the granddaughter initiated. None of this family friend's daughters or other granddaughters had joined her sorority; she still has one more granddaughter in high school.

Many chapters value "special relatives" very much; they just aren't guaranteed the benefits of being a legacy, whether that's a guafanteed spot on the first bid list or a courtesy call to the relative before the legacy is released. Our God-daughter pledged a house at UT last year where she was not a legacy, but where her three cousins had all pledged in recent years. The chapter recognized her special family connection even though she was not a technical legacy.

[naraht]

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=18486

This seems to have a good number, but not boiled down into one posting as above.