Recommending a Legacy or Potential New Member
Any alumnae of Alpha
Phi may recommend a potential new member for an
Alpha Phi chapter. Our Recommendation Form
introduces the potential new member to the chapter
and provides the chapter helpful information about
the potential new member during the recruitment
process.
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Download and print the
Recommendation Form.
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Fill out the form to the best of your ability
and knowledge of the potential new member. You
may send additional information such as a
resume, photo, etc; however, these are not
required.
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Mail the Recommendation Form directly to the
collegiate chapter. You may find the chapter
addresses by visiting our
Chapter Listing
page. All of our chapter addresses and
recruitment dates are also listed in the Summer
Quarterly.
Thank you for taking
the time to recommend a potential new member!!
Alpha Phi continues to respect the tradition of
membership. While we do not guarantee membership to
any legacy, we are diligent in ensuring that
legacies and references are given extra
consideration during the recruitment process.
Alpha Phi’s Legacy Policy
A.
Definition
A legacy is any granddaughter, daughter, stepdaughter, sister or
stepsister of an initiated Alpha Phi member.
B.
Invitation
All legacies will receive an invitation to the first invitational
round of recruitment on campuses with more than one
invitational event.
C.
Preference
Any Alpha Phi legacy that accepts Alpha Phi’s invitation to a
preference party must be placed on the chapter’s
first bid list.
D.
Releasing a Legacy
A chapter must have the approval of the Chapter Advisor or her
designee to release a legacy.
Chapter and Alumnae
Responsibilities
Alumnae
recommending Legacies or potential new members have
the following responsibilities:
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Fill out the Recommendation Form to the best of
her ability providing as much information as
possible for the potential new member that is
asked on the form
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Send the chapter the Recommendation Form well in
advance of the chapter’s recruitment (dates are
listed in the Summer Quarterly edition which can
be found in the Members Only section)
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Support the potential new member throughout the
recruitment process
While
some potential new members may report their Legacy
status to the Panhellenic council, it is ultimately
up to the alumna member to notify the chapter of a
Legacy – not the potential new member or the
Panhellenic council.
Chapters
receiving Recommendation Forms have the primary
responsibility to follow the Legacy Policy as stated
above. All chapters are continuously educated on
Alpha Phi’s Legacy Policy and the value of Legacies.
Contact with the Chapter
We
encourage all chapters to notify alumnae when they
receive recommendation forms. However, when forms
arrive at the chapter right before or during
recruitment, the chapter may not have enough time to
notify alumnae.
Alumnae
will not receive any information about the status of
any potential new member or information on the
membership selection process. All membership
selection decisions are strictly confidential at the
chapter level and will not be shared with alumnae.
