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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. |
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