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04-21-2008, 08:04 AM
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Legacy
Say your brother was a member of the chapter you are rushing, or that your brother is currently a member of another chapter of the same fraternity, do you count as a legacy in either situation?
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04-21-2008, 08:09 AM
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Too many variables in this scenario:
1) Whether the fraternity in question has a legacy policy of any sort.
2) What being a legacy actually means for the fraternity in question (anything from the courtesy of being invited back once to nearly automatic bidding).
3) Whether the chapter in question elects to acknowledge the legacy procedure.
I suggest that the rushee ask their brother for guidance if looking on the national website yields no answers.
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04-21-2008, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Senusret I
Too many variables in this scenario:
1) Whether the fraternity in question has a legacy policy of any sort.
2) What being a legacy actually means for the fraternity in question (anything from the courtesy of being invited back once to nearly automatic bidding).
3) Whether the chapter in question elects to acknowledge the legacy procedure.
I suggest that the rushee ask their brother for guidance if looking on the national website yields no answers.
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Good point! In most cases, LXA havfe legacies, but that is not automatic.
The PNM must have the qualities that are needed by the Chapter.
Nothing is "guarenteed" by any GLOs.
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05-12-2008, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
Good point! In most cases, LXA havfe legacies, but that is not automatic.
The PNM must have the qualities that are needed by the Chapter.
Nothing is "guarenteed" by any GLOs.
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AEPi definitely says that any brother, son, grandson (i think that's it, maybe nephews I don't think cousins) regardless of what chapter the initiated brother is from are guaranteed a bid if they show interest in your chapter.
But as someone said earlier, it def varies by organization. A chapter would be foolish to not follow it's national rules on this policy.
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05-13-2008, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by AEPi BP
AEPi definitely says that any brother, son, grandson (i think that's it, maybe nephews I don't think cousins) regardless of what chapter the initiated brother is from are guaranteed a bid if they show interest in your chapter.
But as someone said earlier, it def varies by organization. A chapter would be foolish to not follow it's national rules on this policy.
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not really
sometimes HQ is totally clueless and legacies can definitely have a negative impact on a chapter
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05-13-2008, 11:50 AM
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not really
sometimes HQ is totally clueless and legacies can definitely have a negative impact on a chapter
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thats why the rule is that you have to give them a bid, not initiate them.
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04-22-2008, 02:37 AM
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Oh, well, usually we take legacies. Unless the pledge in question turns out to be a real closet-case. Like Fred.
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05-12-2008, 11:54 PM
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I recently found out I was a legacy to one fraternity at UNT through my two Uncles and cousin (who is actually on the same side of the family so their his uncles too) who were in a chapter it UoF. Now ive already had interest in another chapter already. Is it still smart to check that fraternity out, do i tell them im a legacy, how do i even go about that. I dont want to sound like a dush and be all like "Yeah im a legacy." What if i want to join another chapter? Im just really confused about all this right now.
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05-13-2008, 12:46 AM
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Haha, 6 Fall rushes?
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05-13-2008, 12:37 PM
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It's stupid to have a national rule, let each chapter write it themselves in their bylaws or just deal with it on the fly. There are plenty of chapters of my house that might as well not be the same fraternity in how different they are. If I had to take a kid because some horrible non-selective chapter bid everyone (including a relative of his) than I would be pissed.
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05-13-2008, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel
It's stupid to have a national rule, let each chapter write it themselves in their bylaws or just deal with it on the fly. There are plenty of chapters of my house that might as well not be the same fraternity in how different they are. If I had to take a kid because some horrible non-selective chapter bid everyone (including a relative of his) than I would be pissed.
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This brings up an issue i've always wondered. If chapters disregard enough rules that they "might as well not be the same fraternity" why bother being part of a national organization?
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05-14-2008, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by AEPi BP
This brings up an issue i've always wondered. If chapters disregard enough rules that they "might as well not be the same fraternity" why bother being part of a national organization?
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there will always be things in common but there will always be differences
if everyone was supposed to be in the same fraternity, we'd all go to and pledge at the same university
My alma mater is completely different than other colleges in the state. Someone who would get a bid somewhere else doesn't mean they'd get a bid at my chapter, so why should their relatives be automatic?
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05-13-2008, 04:15 PM
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I'm not saying that they're different in that they disobey rules, just the kind of people they are tends to be completely different and, honestly in many cases, the entire point of being involved with the chapter is completely different.
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05-14-2008, 10:39 AM
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If someone was a transfer (full initiated member) from another college/university in your state would you accept that indiviual into your group? Is that a given or are their conditions?
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05-14-2008, 11:17 AM
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If someone was a transfer (full initiated member) from another college/university in your state would you accept that indiviual into your group? Is that a given or are their conditions?
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there would be conditions...he would have to adhere to the standards of the new chapter
usually we would take someone like that though, but i had to say the above because you wouldn't want someone that freaked everyone out in your chapter
9 times out of 10, i'd imagine so, but he would probably fit in better at the new chapter because he would fit in more with the new campus overall
not that the point of joining is to fit in, but you know what i meant...be comfortable
yeah, he would more than likely be more comfortable all around at the new place, otherwise why would he transfer?
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