<p>Cheers, unfortunately those guidelines make it clear: "no need to mention" :)</p>
<p>Cornell app also asks about grandparents. And Penn cares about graduate school legacies. It varies by institution, and it's not necessarily just about the money.</p>
<p>Often schools have a "Why X?" question in their supplement to the Common App. That's certainly one place to put family tradition legacies.</p>
<p>A friend of my D is 5-generation Smith; it mattered to her mother and grandmother--and I'd bet it mattered to Smith.</p>