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double legacy to a house with a bad rep

by: x2

I am a double legacy to a house with a bad rep, does this hurt my chances with the other houses? Neither of the universities where I am a legacy are Alabama. Can you even hide it though, or does it look bad? My mom and grandma don't care which house I choose. Even when I was little if I said that wanted to be in their house (because of the legacy) they would both respond with a resounding NO and that I needed to pick the house that fit me best. If it happened to be their house then great, if not, it didn't matter.

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#1  by: Bama   
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I can't think of any house that hasn't had some kind of rep issue at one time or another...probation, individual member on social media, etc. Have you decided before meeting your legacy house that you are too good for them?

By: Bama
by: Sounds Aug 5, 2015 2:56:56 PM

Sounds like the women that make her a legacy don't want her to try for that house. What is the reason for the bad rep?

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by: x2Aug 5, 2015 3:28:41 PM

Maybe rep is the wrong word- what I wanted to say weak house. It's not that I feel like I'm too good for them- if I like the house I like the house. It's not that my mom and grandma didn't love their house, but they understand that at some universities the house might not be as good and that houses change over time. My nana has said before that if she went back to her school she probably wouldn't pick the same house. I just don't want other sororities to drop me because of the legacy. I guess that I want to rush as though I didn't have already have an affiliation.

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#2  by: Cat   
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Lots of other threads on this topic. Basically, your legacy status at a house does not scare off other houses unless you wear it on your sleeve and act like you are not open minded about all houses. It really will not come up (should not) unless you bring it up. If you don't want to go to the house where you are a legacy, just don't say anything about it to them and if there is no other identification of your status in the registration, then they won't know (I don't think). Also, that legacy status will not assure you a spot in the legacy house either, so even if you like them, they may not want you. So just go through rush with an open mind and what happens, happens.

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#3  by: OP   
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If you were worried about being a legacy, you shouldn't have listed it on your app or on the resume that you gave to your rec writers

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#4  by: oh my,   
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All I can say is that it says something not good about any pnm who is embarrassed about her (double) legacy house because they have a "bad rep" when she means they are a "weak house." I suspect that you think you are too good for this house and my wish for you is to find out that you may not be good enough for the houses you aspire to and then find that you're not even good enough for your "weak" legacy house. Girls like you give all pnms the reputation as immature social climbers. Please don't end up in my house

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#5  by: Panhellenic rep   
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You are a sorry double legacy. You have already decided approx. 300 to 400 women aren't good enough to be your sisters. You know nothing about real sisterhood. Be sure to drop if you don't get your first choice as the rest of us don't want you.

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#6  by: x2   
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Honestly the fact that I'm a legacy wouldn't have bothered me so much if people on this site didn't write such horrible things about other houses. I know the site is anonymous, but really? You can't blame me for wondering considering how nasty people are on here. Are people going to treat me the same way in person if I am a member of a house that people on here speak negatively of? Those that write things like that really affect PNMs and eventually do themselves a disservice. Please don't think that I feel as though too good for any house, they all have super great girls that are beautiful, smart and talented- I just don't want to be cut for my legacy. As I was looking, there were a few other houses that I thought might suit me well, but I can't be sure yet (obviously). I don't want to be dropped because of something that won't affect my decision making process (I have no pressure). If I fell in love with my legacy house that would be great- I am just affraid of limiting my options.

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by: oh my wordAug 6, 2015 7:09:06 AM

When you talk about a weak house as having a bad reputation and base your thoughts on an anonymous gossip site, you come across as a shallow social climber. Sorry. I can't imagine that with a mother and grandmother who were greek that you have this first-generation-college-girl insecurities. If you don't know how to handle this situation it's because you're socially inept.

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by: TruthAug 6, 2015 11:32:13 AM

People who post hateful comments on here are the epitome of mean girls (or mean girls who have grown up into mean alumnae and moms). Why on earth would you seek or trust their advice, or even care what they have to say? You can choose to listen to the nasty comments from mean girls on this site, or instead to the voices of reason who tell you that EVERY house has ALL types of girls. You should also know that it is true when people say houses choose you, not the other way around. Just confidently be you and you will end up in a wonderful house. EVERY house at Bama is AMAZING, and you will get out of any sisterhood what YOU put into it. IGNORE the haters! Haters gonna hate, that’s what haters do! You don’t have to let their hate into your life!

Do yourself a favor: get off this site and forget all the nasty things you have read. You will have a much better recruitment experience. Go in with an open mind and choose a new favorite each day from the sororities who chose you as a favorite that day. Ignore haters, rumors, and tent talk. Listen to your own heart! Otherwise you will end up in someone else's idea of the best sisterhood instead of your own.

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#7  by: Look   
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I agree, it appears that this pnm might not have the right attitude.....MIGHT not.

But I really don't like it when sisters on here say that "they hope this girl doesn't end up in my house". I understand no one wants a girl who thinks they are better than any given house because all houses have great qualities/girls, but I feel like making a statement like that, because you think a girl's character/personality is poor, can be so skewed based off of this site.

You have no idea who this girl is in real life and she might make a great sister. I feel like when you make statements like that you are "stooping down" to what you believe to be their level of thinking, that you are better than a group or person when you have no idea who they are in reality.

By: Look
by: start over...Aug 6, 2015 6:22:49 PM

I believe the OP wants to really know... "Will her double legacy with one house, hurt her chances with the other houses?"

The "bad rep" or "weak" statement was not nice... hence remarks by others like: "they hope this girl doesn't end up in my house"

OP: Let all chapters know you are OPEN TO ALL OPTIONS. This will help with your double leg status. It's not like you have a sitting sister or something.

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