Legacy policies changing

Legacies don’t get “free rides” just an extra look. No house is required to take legacies. But if you think the alumni association will be near as strong if legacies don’t matter, you will be sorely mistaken. And no they still aren’t a legacy bc legacies have not weight at all. The alumni associations and their donations mean a lot more than people think about.

Ummm to an extent they absolutely do. Giving a pnm an “extra look” equals inviting them back. Especially at the scale our recruitment is. To deny that is delusional and dismissive to the real experiences active members are having during recruitment.

How. Please explain how. Oooo mommy isn’t gonna donate an extra $100 this year at the philanthropy fashion show??
This is how petty these alums lives are that THIS is their biggest concern in life.

It’s not always some big ploy like that. The simple truth is many mothers won’t feel the need to pay dues and be apart of the alumnae association if their daughters legacy status isn’t there. It’s no one being mean they just will be like I don’t really want to donate money or pay dues when the alumnae association isn’t even that important to me anymore. And btw there are hundreds of thousands of alumnae that donate at least 40 a year. And that being slashed by even 25% is no small thing.

Ok then change the business model. Sororities are businesses after all? They can’t have a bail out or are they “too big to fail”?

If the only reason somebody is paying the alumni association dues is because of the legacy factor then they are not particularly good alumni anyway. Sorry if that stings, but it's true.

IMO girls with active sisters in house will probably still get a bid. It’s waaay too much drama to cut them.

Unfortunately from what I know, “recommendations” or sponsorship forms are what allow sororities to maintain their female only status. Because of course that would make sense, but that serves a larger purpose.

I think they should do away w RIFs and just have a legacy intro form. That should be the “perk” of legacy status- the sorority is notified you will be rushing. They don’t have to do anything with it but make sure they meet you day one. After that, legacies are equal to everyone else. RIFs are a waste of time for everyone involved and truly are a white privilege. This would even the playing field for ALL PNMs.

I don’t see what RIFs have to do with race...I had 0 connections to Greek life even though I’m white. My parents were first gen college students and only went to community colleges. But I asked around in my community, reached out to local alumna groups on social media and asked friends in rush chats to help connect me with people who could write them. Regardless of the color of your skin you just have to put in a little effort to find recs if you don’t have connections, which tbh shows the sororities that you’re willing to work a little and that you’re motivated

RIF is the official form submitted by an alumna recommending (or sometimes not) a girl for that particular house. PNMs should try and have one of these for each house before rush. You would want to ask women in your community to write these : just to be clear, you would find a woman who was a Phi Mu in college to write one for you and etc with all the other houses. To make it easier for her to fill out, give her your senior pic and a resume of your activities, gpa, etc. Right now, most houses want these online so hard copies aren’t necessary. If you don’t know anyone in your community for a certain sorority, reach out to your local alumna chapter and they can help.