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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
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
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
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