advice?

Other houses only care about your legacy for 3 reasons:
1. You have a sitting sister or one who graduated in the last 2-3 years
2. You are a triple or more legacy to one house
3. Your mom is a national officer or other mega-involved alumna
These are situations where if you don't want your legacy you need to be politely telling every other chapter. If you just have a regular old mom or sis legacy, it's no big deal because there are hundreds of other legacies going through. In a great year, my house might pledge 40% of our legacies who are rushing. That means 60%+ choose another house or are released prior to pref. NBD.


I would honestly not say anything to your legacy. You can keep ranking them last and if you get enough invitations, you won't go back. However- since you ranked them last and did go back, you clearly got released by a lot of houses. Possibly you don't have a full round 2 schedule? I would advise you to keep an open mind towards your legacy because there might come a time later this week when you will have to decide between choosing your legacy or not being Greek at all. Not saying that will happen, but it's a possibility. I don't know what made your open house experience so bad but the great thing about our chapters is that there are 200-300 girls in them who have many different personalities, backgrounds, interests, etc. It is possible to find your "tribe" in any house.

I also would really not worry about other houses releasing you because you have a legacy. My house will only specifically cut other houses' legacies for the above 3 reasons. If we released everyone who had a legacy, there wouldn't be many PNM's to choose from! :)

It's the policy of some sororities that they MUST extend an invite to Round 2 to legacies. Just don't say anything to your legacy sorority, but DO let the other houses know that you "are very interested in keeping an open mind" and while you appreciate your legacy, you would be happy going anywhere. This will be a signal to other houses that you're interested in houses other than your legacy.