Another legacy question

tanzera · #1 10-01-2007, 12:56 PM

If we take two sisters on the same pledge line than does the younger one still count as a legacy?

AlphaFrog · #2 10-01-2007, 01:00 PM

If they were both in the same pledge class, then they both got bids, and thus legacy status doesn't mean jack. Legacy status only means something when you're TRYING to get a bid.

33girl · #3 10-01-2007, 01:00 PM

She might be a legacy for the five minutes between her sister's final words in initiation and hers - other than that, no.

Plus, I don't know how you do things, but just because someone is biologically older doesn't mean they'll be initiated first.

LatinaAlumna · #4 10-01-2007, 02:06 PM

I thought that a "legacy," in general, is someone who has a mother, sister, possibly aunt, etc. pledge and become a member of a sorority *before* she pursues membership. How can you do that on the same "line"?

Tom Earp · #5 10-01-2007, 02:24 PM

Legacys apply to both.

But legacys are given the first thought on joining unless they do not fit in.

Legacys do not have the rite of passage.

MysticCat · #6 10-01-2007, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tanzera

If we take two sisters on the same pledge line than does the younger one still count as a legacy?

No.

Tom Earp · #7 10-01-2007, 02:36 PM

Sorry, guess D-9's are different than NPC and NIC.

Well, maybe the Lines you are talking about is different than family blood lines.

Drolefille · #8 10-01-2007, 03:01 PM

Even NPC/NIC the younger sibling who is in the same pledge class wouldn't be a legacy.

12dn94dst · #9 10-01-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanzera

If we take two sisters on the same pledge line than does the younger one still count as a legacy?

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

I thought that a "legacy," in general, is someone who has a mother, sister, possibly aunt, etc. pledge and become a member of a sorority *before* she pursues membership. How can you do that on the same "line"?

in some organizations, legacy only applies to the duly initiated (that is, a member whose mom, sister, daughter, etc. is also a member). in those cases, yes, blood sisters on the same line are legacy to each other. but it all depends on how your organization defines a legacy.

MysticCat · #10 10-01-2007, 03:53 PM

^^^ Thanks for that clarification. I have learned my new thing for the day!

LatinaAlumna · #11 10-01-2007, 03:55 PM

^This is good info. to consider as my organization grows. So far, we have one mother and daughter who have both become members. We have lots of blood sisters and cousins. I think we're going to start to see more daughters pursuing membership in the next few years (I am hoping, because that would be wonderful!).

texas*princess · #12 10-01-2007, 09:23 PM

I wouldn't think either of them would be legacies, because they are both actually members of XYZ.

If their mom was an ABC, then they would be ABC legacies, but both members of XYZ.

tanzera · #13 10-08-2007, 08:20 PM

Hmmm I guess I need to go back and look at how specifically our constitution defines a legacy. In the past we had a soror's younger sister pledge 2 years later and became our first legacy which is why I raised this question. Personally I dont think she would be considered a legacy because they are on the same line and it just doesnt make sense. Maybe we need an alternative term that means family related but not the same as legacy,, hmmmm requires further thought.

texas*princess · #14 10-08-2007, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tanzera

Hmmm I guess I need to go back and look at how specifically our constitution defines a legacy. In the past we had a soror's younger sister pledge 2 years later and became our first legacy which is why I raised this question. Personally I dont think she would be considered a legacy because they are on the same line and it just doesnt make sense. Maybe we need an alternative term that means family related but not the same as legacy,, hmmmm requires further thought.

I think reviewing your constitution is a good idea.

Would you mind clarifying which sorority you are referring to?

I'm guessing Alpha Xi Delta because of your signature ("A Lady Xi"), so if that is the case, you might want to hop over to the Alpha Xi forum and ask them there since they would likely have the information for your organization.

If you are a local or NPHC (although I don't know of any NPHC GLOs that have Xi in their name?) checking with your advisor or consititution would be the best route.

I am not sure I'm understanding. If you have a sorority sister, who had a younger sister that joined 2 years later, she technically would be a legacy (in NPC terms) because the older sister was initiated and the younger one joined 2 years later. I'm not sure how that would make them in the same "line" though.

DZRose · #15 10-08-2007, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tanzera

In the past we had a soror's younger sister pledge 2 years later and became our first legacy which is why I raised this question. Personally I dont think she would be considered a legacy because they are on the same line and it just doesnt make sense. Maybe we need an alternative term that means family related but not the same as legacy,, hmmmm requires further thought.

In my organization (and I would imagine most NPC groups) this would be considered a legacy. If an older sister was initiated, and 2 years later her younger sister also was seeking membership, she would be a legacy. I'm confused as to what your definition of "line" is. To me it would mean the same pledge class, in which case the sister would not be a legacy of XYZ if no other members were also previous members of XYZ. In my limited experience with D-9 groups (roommate pledged Zeta Phi Beta) "on line" always referred to the women vying for membership in an organization at that particular time. Maybe that is different from campus to campus?