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How do sororities verify legacies?

If you want a sorority to know you are their legacy, you should indicate that on your recruitment registration. When you don't disclose it, the sorority won't know that you are a legacy. If you have questions about how to do this on your campus, we suggest contacting your College Panhellenic with any questions.
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Do aka legacies automatically get in?

A legacy candidate is the daughter, granddaughter, adopted daughter, stepdaughter or legal ward* of an active or deceased member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® and submits a legacy application. Legacy candidates are not guaranteed membership.
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Does having an aunt in a sorority make you a legacy?

When a son or daughter joins one of their parents' organizations, they are called a legacy because they are part of a family line in the sorority or fraternity. It doesn't have to just be their father or mother either. Much like an overall legacy student at the college, it can be a grandparent or aunt or uncle.
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Do cousins count as legacy in sororities?

What is a legacy? Being a legacy means your mom, sister, or grandmother pledged a sorority when they were in college. In addition, most sororities give legacy status to women with stepmothers, but aunts and cousins do not count.
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What is considered a legacy for Zeta?

A Delta Zeta legacy is defined as the biological or adopted daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, or sister of an initiated member (alive or deceased) of any Delta Zeta chapter.
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What qualifies you as a legacy?

Some institutions, such as Stanford and UNC, only consider "primary legacy" status—where one or both applicant's parents are alumni. Yet, most schools will also grant favor to "secondary legacies" who claim a grandparent, sibling, or other non-parental familial affiliation to the school.
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What counts as a legacy for sorority?

Are you a legacy? A legacy is a potential new member who is the sister, daughter, or granddaughter of an alumnae sorority member. Being a legacy does NOT guarantee membership into a sorority. Some chapters may consider other relations as well such as aunt, cousin, or step/half family.
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Do siblings count for legacy?

Some institutions such as Stanford and UNC only take “primary legacy” status into consideration—where one or both of the applicant's parents are alumni. Yet, most schools will also grant favor to “secondary legacies” who claim a grandparent, sibling, or other non-parental familial affiliation to the school.
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Do older siblings count as legacy?

Having a loose connection such as great aunt Merle, a grandparent, or a sibling qualifies you as being a “secondary legacy” and can be slightly helpful in the admissions process. A direct parental connection means that you are a “primary legacy”. This designation can be a major boost to your admissions prospects.
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What is a double legacy in a sorority?

Most sororities describe a double legacy as someone whose mother and grandmother are initiated into the same sororities. It does NOT have to be at the same college (just needs to be the SAME sorority). Here is an example. Your mom was a Delta Nu and your grandmother was a Delta Nu.
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Do sororities look at your Instagram?

Just like a hiring manager, most sorority recruiters stalk all your social profiles before admitting you to speak to a member. Before you submit your application to your college or university's primary sorority recruitment and embark on the journey of rush, take a minute and clean up your social media accounts!
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Do sororities judge your Instagram?

Sororities, and even future employers, can see what you post, so you want to make sure that what you are posting is 100% appropriate. This means NO alcohol, NO revealing photos and NO obscene language. Your grandma does NOT want to see that!
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Does Kappa Delta care about legacy?

It is important to note that being a KD legacy does not guarantee an invitation or membership. If you're a legacy, your Kappa Delta relative can indicate that when submitting an optional recommendation form! This will let the KD chapter at your university know you're going through recruitment.
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Do legacies always get bids?

A legacy is typically a brother, son, or grandson of a fraternity alumni. However, each chapter has different requirements for considering a potential new member a legacy. Am I guaranteed a bid if I am a legacy? No, no one is ever guaranteed a bid to a fraternity.
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How are legacies passed down?

A generational legacy is a thought, perspective and/or belief that is emotionally or culturally passed down from our families. It's the lens through which we see the world that is shaped by our parents, grandparents and key influencers and can also be influenced by culture, ethnicity and events.
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What is considered legacy in Zeta Phi Beta sorority?

A “Legacy” is a daughter (adopted, natural or stepdaughter), granddaughter, or legal ward of a soror. The definition applies only to the Membership Intake Process at the undergraduate level. A Legacy must meet all of the same required criteria for membership intake as a nonlegacy; however, she is not subject to a vote.
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How do colleges know if you are legacy?

Colleges can include questions about legacy status in their supplements on the Common Application, and it's often just two or three questions. Are you related to an alumnus?
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Do grandparents count as legacies?

An applicant normally has legacy status at a college if a member of the applicant's immediate family attends or attended the college, but at certain schools it might also mean a grandparent, aunt or uncle, or cousin.
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Do uncles count as legacy?

In general, know that the vast majority of schools will not consider applicants to be legacies if their connections are through extended family members (aunts and uncles, cousins, so forth). Most schools do not even extend legacy preference for siblings!
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Do aunts and uncles count for legacy?

Parents are considered primary legacies, and offer the biggest admissions boost in general. Any other relatives are considered secondary legacies, including grandparents, siblings, cousins, aunts, etc.
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Does legacy apply to aunts and uncles?

It is important to note that there are two variations of legacy. Primary legacy refers to when one of your parents attended the school to which you are applying. Secondary legacy, on the other hand, means another type of relative (a grandparent, a sibling, an aunt or uncle) attended the school.
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What University has the most legacy admissions?

In short, Ivy League and other top schools typically admit legacies at two to five times their overall admission rates. Among top universities, the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University are known to weigh legacy status heavily in their application processes.
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Is a niece a sorority legacy?

Tri Sigma defines a legacy as a sister, daughter, granddaughter, niece, or step- daughter, of a Sigma Sigma Sigma. Great granddaughter, granddaughter, daughter, or sister of a member. Step and half relations are considered legacies if the Alpha Chi Omega relatives considers them as such.
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Does Delta Sigma Theta recognize legacy?

Legacy Guidelines

Delta is piloting a Legacy program in all seven regions for potential new members. A Legacy is defined as the daughter or granddaughter (biological or adopted), of an active or deceased Member who satisfies specific criteria.
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What does Chi Omega consider a legacy?

Chi Omega defines a legacy as a sister or a daughter of a Chi Omega in good standing. Granddaughters, cousins, and nieces of Chi Omegas have close ties but are not Chi Omega legacies.
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