AOII Eliminates Legacy Policy

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by shadokat

OK, so I first saw DG eliminated their legacy policy, and now AOPi. Can someone please tell me how this makes a sorority more inclusive? All so that legacies don't have to be placed at the top of the bid list? When did we stop educating members that if you invite a woman to preference, she absolutely has the chance to become a sister of the chapter, so get to know women prior to preference?

This whole crock of BS about inclusivity is so ridiculous, I can't even stand it. Before I get bombarded by the "predominately Southern chapters" argument, I get it, but most legacy policies state that a chapter is only required to invite a legacy to their FIRST invitational party. After that, they are free to release said woman. Are you telling me that so many legacies are getting bids that aren't "wanted" by the chapters?

This all seems like a reach for a way to sororities to stay relevant with the political climate of the country right now. Maybe I'm just cynical as hell, but the whole thing is making me laugh.

It surely provides a better opportunity for non-legacies to make it to Round 3. If all legacies must be invited to Round 2 (or first invitational round), which was DG's policy, it's possible a chapter would have to cut women they'd prefer to have room for legacies.

Much as I like the idea of dropping the legacy policy, I am much more concerned with how we get women of color and other minority persuasions to register for rush in the first place.

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by DGTess

Much as I like the idea of dropping the legacy policy, I am much more concerned with how we get women of color and other minority persuasions to register for rush in the first place.

I think required recommendation policies are probably more of a barrier in that sense than legacy policies.

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

I think required recommendation policies are probably more of a barrier in that sense than legacy policies.

Possibly true, but an incoming student is more likely to know she has to go through rush than she is to know about recommendation policies, except maybe at the top 20 US greek-life universities.

I can't speak to a large chapter, but I know we wrote recs for women we wanted. We never let a rec be an obstacle (and this was decades ago), but we didn't even have that option if she never rushed.