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Everything You Wanted to Know About Alpha Delta Pi’s Legacy Policy! Alpha Delta Pi Legacy Introduction Form Follows Sisters, Summer is the time when we begin thinking about recruitment again. As we head into recruitment, I wanted to share with you important information about Alpha Delta Pi’s current Legacy Policy. For the past several years, more than 1,300 legacies have participated in formal recruitment each year at more than 150 chapters. As our membership continues to grow and our history continues to extend beyond 164 years of sisterhood, there will be more and more Alpha Delta Pi legacies! While this is a great opportunity for us, the large number of legacies will certainly come with more angst and potentially more emotional outcomes. I hope that the following frequently asked questions will help all Alpha Delta Pi alumnae better understand our Legacy Policy. 1. What is a legacy? Alpha Delta Pi defines a legacy as “a sister, daughter, or granddaughter of an initiated member of Alpha Delta Pi.” Our policy is to give these sisters, daughters, and granddaughters special consideration for membership since the initiation of these women strengthens family ties, giving the chapter increased support. 2. What about “steps?” Step-sisters, step-daughters, etc. are not legacies. However, a chapter may consider the family relationships involved. 3. What about direct legacies? Alpha Delta Pi does not differentiate between legacies of different chapters. A legacy is a legacy regardless of which chapter initiated her mother, sister, grandmother, etc. Alpha Delta Pi does not recognize “direct” or “indirect” legacies. 4. Are legacies guaranteed membership in Alpha Delta Pi? Chapters are expected to give special consideration to legacies. However, not all legacies can be guaranteed bids as many of our chapters have more legacies going through recruitment than quota (available positions in the new member class). No legacy can be released without the approval of the Collegiate Province Director. No third generation or higher legacy can be released without the approval of the District Team Director. Please note: Chapters are no longer required to contact alumnae who submitted a Legacy Introduction form or a Potential Member Profile form to let the alumna know that a legacy has been released. 5. What is a third generation legacy? A generation constitutes a single step in the line of descent from ancestors. Example: A potential member whose mother and grandmother are ADPi alumnae is a third generation legacy . A potential member whose grandmother and great-grandmother are ADPi alumnae is also a third generation legacy. A potential member whose mother and a sister are ADPi members is a second generation legacy not a third because she and her sister are of the same generation. 6. Do I need to submit a Legacy Introduction Form? One of the privileges of membership is the right to submit a Potential Member Profile to Alpha Delta Pi chapters to introduce a potential member to the chapter. The Legacy Introduction Form allows a member the opportunity to notify a chapter that a legacy is participating in the recruitment process. Chapters rely on these forms to know who is participating in recruitment. Please submit these forms before recruitment begins! Remember, it is no longer a requirement

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Page 1: Everything You Wanted to Know About Alpha Delta Pi’s ... · Summer is the time when we begin thinking about recruitment again. As we head into recruitment, I wanted to share with

Everything You Wanted to Know About Alpha Delta Pi’s Legacy Policy!

Alpha Delta Pi Legacy Introduction Form Follows

Sisters, S u m m e r i s t h e t i m e w h e n w e b e g i n t h i n k i n g a b o u t r e c r u i t m e n t a g a i n . A s w e h e a d i n t o r e c r u i t m e n t , I w a n t e d t o s h a r e w i t h y o u i m p o r t a n t i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t A l p h a D e l t a P i ’ s c u r r e n t L e g a c y P o l i c y . F o r t h e p a s t s e v e r a l y e a r s , m o r e t h a n 1 , 3 0 0 l e g a c i e s h a v e p a r t i c i p a t e d i n f o r m a l r e c r u i t m e n t e a c h y e a r a t m o r e t h a n 1 5 0 c h a p t e r s . A s o u r m e m b e r s h i p c o n t i n u e s t o g r o w a n d o u r h i s t o r y c o n t i n u e s t o e x t e n d b e y o n d 1 6 4 y e a r s o f s i s t e r h o o d , t h e r e w i l l b e m o r e a n d m o r e A l p h a D e l t a P i l e g a c i e s ! W h i l e t h i s i s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r u s , t h e l a r g e n u m b e r o f l e g a c i e s w i l l c e r t a i n l y c o m e w i t h m o r e a n g s t a n d p o t e n t i a l l y m o r e e m o t i o n a l o u t c o m e s . I h o p e t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g f r e q u e n t l y a s k e d q u e s t i o n s w i l l h e l p a l l A l p h a D e l t a P i a l u m n a e b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d o u r L e g a c y P o l i c y . 1 . W h a t i s a l e g a c y ? A l p h a D e l t a P i d e f i n e s a l e g a c y a s “ a s i s t e r , d a u g h t e r , o r g r a n d d a u g h t e r o f a n i n i t i a t e d m e m b e r o f A l p h a D e l t a P i . ” O u r p o l i c y i s t o g i v e t h e s e s i s t e r s , d a u g h t e r s , a n d g r a n d d a u g h t e r s s p e c i a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r m e m b e r s h i p s i n c e t h e i n i t i a t i o n o f t h e s e w o m e n s t r e n g t h e n s f a m i l y t i e s , g i v i n g t h e c h a p t e r i n c r e a s e d s u p p o r t . 2 . W h a t a b o u t “ s t e p s ? ” S t e p - s i s t e r s , s t e p - d a u g h t e r s , e t c . a r e n o t l e g a c i e s . H o w e v e r , a c h a p t e r m a y c o n s i d e r t h e f a m i l y r e l a t i o n s h i p s i n v o l v e d . 3 . W h a t a b o u t d i r e c t l e g a c i e s ? A l p h a D e l t a P i d o e s n o t d i f f e r e n t i a t e b e t w e e n l e g a c i e s o f d i f f e r e n t c h a p t e r s . A l e g a c y i s a l e g a c y r e g a r d l e s s o f w h i c h c h a p t e r i n i t i a t e d h e r m o t h e r , s i s t e r , g r a n d m o t h e r , e t c . A l p h a D e l t a P i d o e s n o t r e c o g n i z e “ d i r e c t ” o r “ i n d i r e c t ” l e g a c i e s . 4 . A r e l e g a c i e s g u a r a n t e e d m e m b e r s h i p i n A l p h a D e l t a P i ? C h a p t e r s a r e e x p e c t e d t o g i v e s p e c i a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o l e g a c i e s . H o w e v e r , n o t a l l l e g a c i e s c a n b e g u a r a n t e e d b i d s a s m a n y o f o u r c h a p t e r s h a v e m o r e l e g a c i e s g o i n g t h r o u g h r e c r u i t m e n t t h a n q u o t a ( a v a i l a b l e p o s i t i o n s i n t h e n e w m e m b e r c l a s s ) . N o l e g a c y c a n b e r e l e a s e d w i t h o u t t h e a p p r o v a l o f t h e C o l l e g i a t e P r o v i n c e D i r e c t o r . N o t h i r d g e n e r a t i o n o r h i g h e r l e g a c y c a n b e r e l e a s e d w i t h o u t t h e a p p r o v a l o f t h e D i s t r i c t T e a m D i r e c t o r . P l e a s e n o t e : C h a p t e r s a r e n o l o n g e r r e q u i r e d t o c o n t a c t a l u m n a e w h o s u b m i t t e d a L e g a c y I n t r o d u c t i o n fo r m o r a P o t e n t i a l M e m b e r P r o f i l e fo r m t o l e t t h e a l u m n a k n o w t h a t a l e g a c y h a s b e e n r e l e a s e d . 5 . W h a t i s a t h i r d g e n e r a t i o n l e g a c y ? A g e n e r a t i o n c o n s t i t u t e s a s i n g l e s t e p i n t h e l i n e o f d e s c e n t f r o m a n c e s t o r s . E x a m p l e : A p o t e n t i a l m e m b e r w h o s e m o t h e r a n d g r a n d m o t h e r a r e A D P i a l u m n a e i s a t h i r d g e n e r a t i o n l e g a c y . A p o t e n t i a l m e m b e r w h o s e g r a n d m o t h e r a n d g r e a t - g r a n d m o t h e r a r e A D P i a l u m n a e i s a l s o a t h i r d g e n e r a t i o n l e g a c y . A p o t e n t i a l m e m b e r w h o s e m o t h e r a n d a s i s t e r a r e A D P i m e m b e r s i s a s e c o n d g e n e r a t i o n l e g a c y n o t a t h i r d b e c a u s e s h e a n d h e r s i s t e r a r e o f t h e s a m e g e n e r a t i o n . 6 . D o I n e e d t o s u b m i t a L e g a c y I n t r o d u c t i o n F o r m ? O n e o f t h e p r i v i l e g e s o f m e m b e r s h i p i s t h e r i g h t t o s u b m i t a P o t e n t i a l M e m b e r P r o f i l e t o A l p h a D e l t a P i c h a p t e r s t o i n t r o d u c e a p o t e n t i a l m e m b e r t o t h e c h a p t e r . T h e L e g a c y I n t r o d u c t i o n F o r m a l l o w s a m e m b e r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o n o t i f y a c h a p t e r t h a t a l e g a c y i s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e r e c r u i t m e n t p r o c e s s . C h a p t e r s r e l y o n t h e s e f o r m s t o k n o w w h o i s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n r e c r u i t m e n t . P l e a s e s u b m i t t h e s e f o r m s b e f o r e r e c r u i t m e n t b e g i n s ! R e m e m b e r , i t i s n o l o n g e r a r e q u i r e m e n t

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Alpha Delta Pi’s Legacy Policy!

Alpha Delta Pi Legacy Introduction Form Follows

t h a t t h e c h a p t e r a c k n o w l e d g e y o u r L e g a c y I n t r o d u c t i o n F o r m o r a P o t e n t i a l M e m b e r P r o f i l e , s o y o u m a y n o t b e c o n t a c t e d b y t h e c h a p t e r . 7 . H o w d o e s A l p h a D e l t a P i e n f o r c e t h i s p o l i c y ? A l l A l p h a D e l t a P i c h a p t e r s m u s t f o l l o w o u r l e g a c y p o l i c y . A d v i s o r s a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l O f f i c e r s m o n i t o r c o m p l i a n c e o f t h i s p o l i c y . C h a p t e r s a r e r e c o g n i z e d f o r p l e d g i n g l e g a c i e s w i t h i n o u r n e w a w a r d s s t r u c t u r e . L e g a c i e s a r e i m p o r t a n t t o A l p h a D e l t a P i — t h a t s e n t i m e n t h a s c e r t a i n l y n o t c h a n g e d . W h a t h a s c h a n g e d i s t h e n u m b e r o f l e g a c i e s t h a t g o t h r o u g h r e c r u i t m e n t e v e r y y e a r a n d t h e l e v e l o f a c c o m p l i s h m e n t o u r y o u n g w o m e n a r e a c h i e v i n g b e f o r e e n t e r i n g c o l l e g e . L i k e m u c h o f l i f e , r e c r u i t m e n t i s i n c r e a s i n g l y c o m p e t i t i v e . A s a P a n h e l l e n i c w o m a n I k n o w t h a t e a c h p o t e n t i a l n e w m e m b e r b e n e f i t s f r o m m a k i n g h e r o w n c h o i c e , a n d t h a t s h e w i l l k n o w w h e n s h e h a s f o u n d h e r h o m e — i n A l p h a D e l t a P i o r a n o t h e r c h a p t e r . L o y a l l y , E m i l y E r k e l I n t e r n a t i o n a l P r e s i d e n t

Page 3: Everything You Wanted to Know About Alpha Delta Pi’s ... · Summer is the time when we begin thinking about recruitment again. As we head into recruitment, I wanted to share with

Everything You Wanted to Know About Alpha Delta Pi’s Legacy Policy!

Alpha Delta Pi Legacy Introduction Form Follows

Legacy Introduction Form follows—see below

For information on Recruitment Dates and Chapter addresses, please visit the Alpha Delta Pi website:

www.alphadeltapi.org Click on the MyADPi tab then on Alumnae.

The information will be under Potential Member Profile and Legacy Forms.

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Alpha Delta Pi

Legacy Introduction This form is to be used to introduce legacies to

collegiate chapters.

Alumnae: Please complete the following and mail to the chapter.

Date To

Chapter College/University

This is to notify you that the below mentioned legacy will be participating in recruitment on your campus. Also attached is a complete Potential Member Profile to assist you in getting to know her better.

Thank you for your consideration.

legacy information

Name

Relationship

She will be a

alumna (family) member information

Name Maiden Name

Chapter and College/University

Street Address

City/State/ZIP

E-mail Address

I consent to having this form acknowledged by e-mail YES NO

I have paid ReMember dues I have supported the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation

Detail of my alumna involvement (advisor, officer, alumnae association, house corporation, etc.)

Signature of Member Date

2017

Initiation Year

Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman

Sister Daughter Granddaughter