This might sound a little ignorant. But what exactly are recs? Who can give them out? Thanks :) no greeks in my family, first one rushing in the spring.

Lots of Love!

Rec is short for recommendation or reference form. Alumnae members of the individual sororities can complete them and submit them on your behalf to the chapter or reference chairwoman for their own sorority at your campus. Each sorority has its own official form that can only be completed and submitted by a member. Some sororities also allow collegiate members at other campuses to submit them. Collegians at your school cannot complete them, so do not ask any sorority members you meet this semester to complete a rec for you for their own chapter.

There are many "stickied" threads on this topic under the sorority recruitment forum, but you should start contacting women you know now so that you have time to find willing alumnae from each group. Recs may be expected at some campuses more than others, and they may be necessary for some sororities and not for others. They always help you stand out from the crowd and help the chapters learn more about you before recruitment starts.

Thanks so much girl!

My Ole Miss rec crew:
1 ChiO
1 AOII
1 Theta :D

They all look so happy in their bid day photos.

And....this should complete my fall recruitment madness.

I will tonight or tomorrow. I have a sheet of paper full of updates. I am working on doing a rec for someone :)
Beat me with a wet noodle :D

I am almost done, working on updating the Ole Miss results
Update: I think I am caught up! Lemme know if I am missing someone

Just in today... one of my daughter's best friends went Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Michigan :) (Motown recruitment thread)

Got it, boo! :D

That's fantastic! You must be so excited! Now I have to go back and finish reading the Motown recruitment thread....

No Matter the Letter...
 

So, I'm going to share this in THIS thread. Today, I woke up to a nasty message on my FB wall from a "friend" who used to be in the military with me. She is still friends with a former "mutual friend" who I no longer speak to. Any way, there is something major going on at my alma mater this weekend (with students at my alma mater). I mentioned in a post that I wish them all luck! I am a proud graduate of my university and a proud member of my organization. This "friend" posted something really negative about how I was pathetic for still being interested in my sorority and that I need to get over it and grow up. She added a few curse words to her nasty statement (trashy). She did not attend a 4-year institution with Greek life. Needless to say, my feelings were actually hurt and it made me question whether or not my commitment to my organization was really pathetic or if it was good to support my sisters (and anyone else who IS Greek). After coming to this website and reading stories of sisterhood, talking to my own sisters, and seeing all the great things that Greek women accomplish, I can say that I would not change my feelings (or posts about the pride in my organization for supporting worthy causes).

This thread is a great example of how women of all ages truly find excitement in seeing other women, who hold some of their same values, succeed in recruitment. I deleted this "friend" (because posting hateful things on someone else's wall just to start stuff with them for no reason is tacky and un-acceptable/ un-needed) and realized that no matter how old I get, I will always be a proud Greek woman. I know you all feel the same way I do. Thank you to all of you Greek women who choose to stay involved in your organizations. You all truly make a difference.

This post is why I wish we had "rep" on this website! LIKE this post

So here are all of my rush crew (have been really busy)
Auburn - KD, KKG
UGA - KKG (2), Phi Mu
Bama - DG
Ole Miss - DG, KD
FSU - ADPi

I will have a lot going through rush in January - lots of girls at Vandy and Wake (and a son at SMU).

Thanks, Jill. Obviously, I deleted the message (and the friend). I love coming to this thread to see how many lovely ladies went through sorority recruitment and found a home. Seriously though, if Greek life didn't have a positive impact on our lives, GC wouldn't exist--or at least many of the regular posters would not be here posting. I just had to get this out so, thank you for allowing me to do so.

Okay, I finally have my totals. And they are exciting for someone who's never written this many recs!

ADPi: 3 (2 Pitt, 1 FSU)
DZ: 1 PSU

Sadly, the other two dropped out of rush.

This is the best results I've ever gotten! Usually, it's "I wonder what happened to so-and-so?"

Jill, these are my totals, not including the one I gave you already.

To everyone, I got the loveliest thank you today. I was told by a chapter of my sorority that the PNM I recommended did not go with Alpha Delta Pi but seems to be loving XYZ, where she did accept a bid. It was so nice to hear where a PNM did end up, and that she seems happy! Our loss, but her gain!

Very nice!

I'm rushing as a junior in the spring! Soooo excited!!!

Hey, would you please add my updated result to the list: MCPie went Beta Sigma Phi in Nevada.

Thanks

I rushed this fall and I went Chi Omega! If you want to add me to that list :D

done :)

Believe it or not, I've gotten my first request for a rec for Fall Recruitment 2013! Wonderful girl, though, so I have no real problem with it.

Rats! We wanted to be the first if my next one rushes and if she goes to a school with ADPi!;)

I'm sorry? I was so excited to go from the one a year to six to sooooo early!




Will she need a rec? ;)

Phone call from Hypo:

"I've been meeting a lot of sorority women and I'm thinking this is something I really want to do. Will you pay my dues if I go through recruitment?"

Me: "Of course!"

Hypo is going through recruitment :) She knows some women already and is not ruling out the new colonization at Columbia either. She heard "Everyone says they are going to have a real focus on leadership"

Yeeeeeeehaawwwwwwwwww! Hypo wants to go greek!

She has 2 colleges she likes best. One has an ADPi chapter, one doesn't! We don't know if she'll rush, though. She might at the second school because she has friends in the chapters. I think she has an acquaintance who went AGD at the first school.

AGDee, I know you're thrilled about your daughter!

Congratulations!!!!!!! My friends in the Greek system there love it!

and shameless plug...drop your anchor come and be a part of our sorority, we love deegee, so will you, if you drop your anchor too!

Yay!!!!! :)

I was hoping she'd wait until 2015, though. ;)

You must be so happy. Even though my momma said it was my decision and tried to act so cool about it I knew it would break her heart if I didn't rush. We are both so glad I did. Is there an AGD at her school?

No, there is not an AGD at her school. There are 4 wonderful NPCs with a 5th colonizing though :)

Spring Rush
 

When is spring rush for at Oklahoma State University and what sororities are participating?

KCG, your best bet would be to contact the Greek Life office at Ok. State for the information you need. Over Christmas break, contact alumnae and secure recs.

So exciting to be rushing in January, I am so excited that I'm reading every single post on recruitment! Did everyone like formal recruitment when they went through it for those who rushed in 2012 or in the past?

It does not appear as though Oklahoma State has Spring Recruitment. Opportunities to pledge are during Fall Formal Recruitment and through informal Continuous Open Recruitment (COR):

http://union.okstate.edu/panhellenic/Recruitment.htm

Here is info on COR. This was as of October 25, but it said Phi Mu, AOII and ADII have openings. Again, this is over a month old, but follow their instructions for signing up for COR.

http://union.okstate.edu/panhellenic/COR.htm

Best of luck to you! :)

Baylor results for my Katy TX pnms:
2 Pi Beta Phis
2 Kappa Alpha Thetas
2 Delta Delta Deltas
2 Chi Omega
1 Zeta Tau Alpha
1 Alpha Delta Pi

So proud of my Katy girls!

Got it! Thanks

My daughter had Bid Day on Friday, but I can't share until she finishes posting her recruitment story (generallygreek). Which I can already tell is going to take longer than she planned...too much going on!

Ha! No Kidding...


As for my spring rec girls:
1 ADPi at WandL (tapping toe impatiently to learn if she is pledge sisters with your daughter, ScienceWoman!)

1 DDD at Ohio State

and, drumroll please.....

1 Kappa Alpha Theta at Depauw! Our Alpha Chapter! I am beyond excited about this one!

I think that wraps it up for me in the 2012-13 academic year. However, I am already starting to get phone calls from PNMs for 2013-14, so the cycle continues!

2013 - 2014 starts tonight for me - Go Greek with the Katy Alumnae Panhellenic - yay!

Caught up :)

My daughter just went through rush last week and she is now a proud pledge for Alpha Phi!