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Hi everyone!
Thanks to all you lovely people on GC I now have the answers I need :) |
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http://www.houston-panhellenic.org/r...ecruitment.htm They typically assist PNMs with obtaining recs. I'm not sure how much they can help you if you are out of the country, but it's worth contacting them to see what they can do (esp. if you are going to be in the states at some point before recruitment). |
Your cousin may know people in other groups. Enlist her assistance and any other relatives you may have who live in the US. Just because they weren't in a GLO doesn't mean they don't know women who are.
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have all your relatives or any acquaintances you have in the states ask their neighbors, members of their churches, co-workers, friends, members of organizations to which they belong, etc.
they don't have to have been a member of an lsu chapter. they just have to be a member of a sorority that is at lsu. in other words, your phi mu cousin could write a rec. to any phi mu chapter anywhere. |
I would email the Houston Alumnae Assoc and fill them in on your situation before you go home for that one week. Texas is a highly organized state with regard to recruitment. They will be helpful, but you will need to get in touch with them asap.
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Thank you all for your responses! I will get cracking (seeing as I only have one week in march to take care of recs before I return again in May!) and contact the different organizations. I just hope they don't think I'm a giant freak for starting my prep so early. but after allit IS LSU :p and it ain't no walk in the park!
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Random, but aren't terms like "former member" and "former student" instead of "alumni/a" common in southern states?
Example: I've seen bumper stickers that say "Texas A&M Former Student Asssociation." |
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As a member of one of Texas' Alumnae Panhellenic Associations, I can tell you that March is not too early to start working on getting reccomendations at all.
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Ooops :) guess you're right about that. Can't Get recs from someone six feet under! Spoke to my cousin and she didn't know many people in other more "southern" chapters. Her school had entirely different sororities. Think she knew 2-3 people she could speak to. So that still only bringe me up to about 4 of 10! Think I'm gonna have to Facebook stalk my old friends. My mom might know someone but when she attended LSU it wasn't really her type of scene so we'll see!
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KSUViolet gave you a website for the Houston Panhellenic. Use it. I know both of the reference co-chairs and the first name on the list actually went to LSU. She will walk you through the process. E-mail her and introduce yourself. In Texas, 90% of all references received come in before June 1. March and April are high season for reference writing. If this is something important to you, you need to ask relatives to start the process for you before you arrive in March. Maybe send a resume to them and ask them to ask around at church or through social connections. I know this year we had a member write a reference on a young lady, who, like you had spent much of her life abroad. She was attending Texas A&M and her mother had been Greek so she knew what needed to be done. It was difficult but she found a reference for every chapter. She had a great recruitment. Good Luck.
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So I just sent and e-mail to Houston Panhellenic.. but it's only 7 AM i Houston so I'll be waiting all day for a reply.. By the way.. would you know if I should mention if any immediate family members are/were important political figures in a particular country?
Oh and my grades are not in the regular A-D scale that y'all have, so that does worry me when it comes to recs. I spoke to a student advisor and they said that as a transfer student I will get credits but I will not get grades until I have completed the summer semester, meaning that whatever I get during my summer semester, that's my GPA. Justinterested: Do you happen to know if she sent her grades to the people she was seeking a rec from?( IF they were different from US gradescale) |
Email the contact person to introduce yourself and explain your situation, and ask her for help. Attach your resume to the email. Be polite.
Once she has responded, you can ask your gpa question. Usually, transcripts are attached to rec forms that come from Texas Alumnae Assoc. Again, they are HIGHLY organized and will know what to do. Contact them before it is too late. |
:D I e-mailed her.. forgot to attach my resume though.. :eek: But when she replies I guess I can send it.. Was my charming old self in the e-mail so I hope she responds soon:p Thanks again everyone.
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May I ask where in Europe you happen to be living now? Your expressions suggest the UK and if so you might try contacting the London Greek Alumnae association. The University Women's Club on South Audley Street could probably help you get in touch.
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You are definitely going to be one of those pnms who stand out! I suggest that you write a brief summary or autobiography to explain how/why/ etc of your circumstances overseas. It doesn't have to be heavy stuff, just an explanation with highlights of your life. If I was contacted by the alum assoc to write you a rec, I would really like to know more about your life and including this along with your resume might be a good idea.
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Texas A&M has a Former Student Association because so many of their students left before graduating due to WWI - II, and they didn't want to exclude those who answered their country's call. Or so I'm told. :) |
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Yes, a resounding yes, to wanting to know your story if I was your rec writer. Your rec writer needs to know you! Your summary/autobiographical sketch will give the writer a chance to get to know you and your story. She will learn the why of your situation, the where of your travels, the why of your reason to attend LSU, etc.
Your story and background are going to be a key component in your recruitment, imo. You will be remembered as the girl from Norway who lived all over Europe, etc. Your conversations will be different than other pnms and that is a good thing. As a sidenote - I rarely tell pnms to write an attached explanation of their circumstances unless something major has occurred in her life that needs to be included as a complement to her resume. But this is one of those times. I think a lot of questions can be answered and more information can be provided than in a resume alone. Plus, since these alums are not your personal acquaintances, you did not attend hs in the area, etc. you need this as another way for the alums to get to know you. (which, in turn, will help the actives get to know you) I hope you will come back and tell us how recruitment goes for you! |
I just checked the LSU website to see if they had posted any info about the panhellenic teas that they do around the area. It seems like I recall seeing one in Houston listed last year. We attended one in our area in March last year. Maybe you will get lucky and be there around the same time. Keep checking the website.
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Best of luck to you! Please come back and share your experience after the fact. |
Totally agree with Blondie93.
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Well then.. I am officially going to be a lurker from now on :) Not that I think I would say something very stupid, but then again at this point (like you say Blondie93) I guess I'm outed :p LOL! I will give yall an update in ohhh say about six months? Until then ladies! (I'll be lurking in the shadows! :p) Thanks again for all your help.. and I'll be editing out the first post :cool:
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Advice from a former expat
I too grew up overseas, from the ripe old age of ten months old, and had no problems rushing when I came back to the states for college. I graduated from the American School of the Hague, and several other friends of mine rushed as well. It takes a little bit of extra work (and postage) because your are not actually in the states, but there are alumni groups and former student groups for universities, soririties, and panhellenic in general located in places all over the world. You will be surprised which of your teachers, friends' parents, etc. may be able to help you, or write you a rec. PM me if you want. Sorry to respond so late, haven't been on here in forever.
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