Was disclosing in-house legacy status a mistake?
by: legacyI was cut by 5 OR houses immediately. Had 4.0, excellent recs, cute, with strong resume, tons of leadership and volunteer work, clean reputation and social media. I regret being truthful and disclosing to panhell when I registered that I was a legacy (sister at UA). Did my legacy status make houses automatically drop me? Someone told me this might have been the reason...does that really happen?
#1 by: ....
Yep, this really happens! Unless you have given the sororities a strong reason to keep you (aka, you’ve voiced to them that you are interested in them and you want to explore your options and do your own thing) then they will most likely assume you’re going to pledge your sisters sorority. It sucks, but you just have to make it known beforehand.
Comment#2 by: Fc
Yes, this is exactly what happened to you. But what did you think would happen? If you say, “Hi, my sister’s an ADPi here” then of course the other houses are going to assume you’re going ADPi too. If you don’t want your sister’s house you have to tell the other houses up front.
by: TrueAug 28, 2020 4:42:00 PM
Yeah if you didn’t tell girls in other houses rushing you about this then it wouldn’t have mattered. Unless they already knew your sister and knew y’all were related.
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by: .....Aug 28, 2020 5:09:01 PM
Recruitment chairs aren’t dumb. Even if girls leave their Greek affiliations off their recs they still know. I will say, if your sister is in a New Row house and the Old Row house really wants you for your grades, personality, etc, then they usually won’t drop you because they think they have a good shot. You’re more likely to be dropped by old row if you have a really close sibling in another old row house.
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by: YeahAug 28, 2020 1:24:19 PM
Yeah you have to tell them. If you just say “my sister’s a ____!” without adding “but I want to do my own thing and find the house that fits me the best, not my sister” then they’re probably assuming you’re going to the legacy house. My house is one of the few OR houses that does not actually do this and keeps sisters with in house legacies just as we would other girls to give them a fair shot.
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