Legacies and Letters of Recommendation
Letters of recommendation are not required for women seeking membership in a Panhellenic sorority. If you know an alumna member of one of our Panhellenic sororities, you can ask her to submit a recommendation on your behalf. Recommendations should contain valuable information about what you can contribute to the chapter and should be written by members you know personally.
Each organization defines legacies in their own way. Below you can find the legacy policies and information on submitting letters of recommendation for each Panhellenic sorority at Missouri State. If you are a legacy, it is important to include that information in your recruitment registration. While special consideration may be given to women with legacy status or letters of recommendation, it does not guarantee an invitation to membership in any organization.
Alpha Chi Omega
“A legacy to Alpha Chi Omega is a sister, daughter, granddaughter or great-granddaughter of a member. The Alpha Chi Omega member and her family member define their legacy relationship, i.e. step relations, blended families, etc.”
Legacy Information and Letters of Recommendation
1031 East Cherry Street
Springfield, MO 65807
Alpha Delta Pi
“Alpha Delta Pi defines a legacy as a sister, daughter, or granddaughter of an initiated member of Alpha Delta Pi.”
Legacy Information and Letters of Recommendation
1011 East Elm Street
Springfield, MO 65806
Alpha Omicron Pi
"A legacy is defined as a sister, daughter, or granddaughter; a step-sister, step-daughter, or step-granddaughter; or an adopted sister, daughter, or granddaughter of an initiated member of Alpha Omicron Pi (alive or deceased)."
1106 East Elm Street
Springfield, MO 65806
Alpha Sigma Alpha
“A legacy is defined as a sister/step-sister, daughter/step-daughter, Granddaughter/step-granddaughter, or niece/step-niece of an Alpha Sigma Alpha member.”
1145 East Cherry Street
Springfield, MO 65806
Delta 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. This may include half-sisters or step relations if the relationship
to the Delta Zeta member has been a close one.”
Legacy Information and Letters of Recommendation
1103 East Elm Street
Springfield, MO 65806
Gamma Phi Beta
“A sister, daughter, granddaughter or great-granddaughter of a Gamma Phi Beta shall be given special consideration for membership by the chapter on the campus where she is enrolled. For the purpose of definition, stepdaughters, stepsisters, step-granddaughters and step-great-granddaughters may be considered legacies, if desired by the Gamma Phi Beta relative.”
Legacy Information and Letters of Recommendation
1141 East Elm Street
Springfield, MO 65806
Sigma Kappa
"When the chapter is determining whom they wish to pledge, the chapter shall give careful consideration to the following relatives/step-relatives of collegiate members and active Sigma Kappa alumnae: sisters, daughters, granddaughters, and nieces."
1019 East Cherry Street
Springfield, MO 65807
Sigma Sigma Sigma
“A legacy is defined as a sister, mother, daughter, granddaughter, niece, step-daughter, stepmother, or step-sister of a current Sigma Sigma Sigma member.”
1029 East Elm Street
Springfield, MO 65806
Xi Omicron Iota
"A Potential New Member is considered a legacy if she is a granddaughter, daughter, or sister of an initiated Xi Omicron Iota member."
Please send letters of recommendation to:
901 S. National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65897