Rushing...again
 

So, I rushed for this past fall as a freshman and on bid day, I ended up not getting a bid to the house I wanted and was having second thoughts about it. I dropped after thinking about it for a decent amount of time. One of the most important deciding factors was the possibility of transferring schools after this year. I want to rush again at the school I'm considering but it's a very competitive southern school and I'm worried about what it will be like. I don't know anyone in a sorority from that school and I'm also the first in my family to have an interest in greek life, therefore lessening the odds of me being offered a bid at all. I'm not the typical sorority girl either, so I feel a bit angsty. And since I wouldn't know anyone in any of the houses, should I get letters of rec from local alumnae? I need help!

Read the other recruitment threads. There are lots stickied at the top that will answer a lot of your questions. Good luck!

If it's a very competitive Southern school then you definitely need recs. They do not have to be from local alumnae.

well what if I don't know any other alumnae in a sorority..no family friends?

Check the stickied thread on the Sorority Recruitment page -- "Schools where you absolutely, positively need recs."

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=112718

If you need recs (my guess is that you will,) ask former teachers, professors, coaches, advisors, family friends, church members, etc. Include men in your inquiries because their wives, moms, or sisters might be sorority members. The local alumnae association can also help, but you would be best advised to start with women that you know.

Women who come from out of state can have successful recruitments at competitive southern schools. That is speaking as a generality -- the specifics will come down to your particular campus and its chapters.

so recs don't have to be from a woman that was formerly in a sorority?

Only members of a sorority can write a rec for that particular sorority. So if they "were" members and no longer are (resigned), then no, they cannot.

But if you are thinking that women out of college are "former" members, then you are all wrong. It is a lifetime membership and if she's 80 years old, she can write you a rec. It just doesn't have to be someone from THAT chapter. So, I'm absolutely certain that ALL your teachers went to college. So start there. Any woman you know who may have gone to college (teachers, counselors, coaches, Sunday School teachers, neighbors, employers, your parents' employers, etc, etc) ask if they are Greek or know anyone who is. NETWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so then, say, if you only know women from 2 sororities that are on your campus, then you only have two recs?

Ok, how recs work:

Let's say you have 10 sororities at SEC University. In order for each sorority to consider a rec, you need to get 10 recs, one for each sorority. In other words, you will need one from an alumna of ABC sorority, one from an alumna of DEF sorority, one from an alumna of GHI sorority, and so on. On some campuses, it's good to secure at least two recs for each sorority.

You can get a rec from any alumna of a particular sorority, as long as they were never kicked out or resigned their membership. And even though you're attending SEC University, you could get a rec for ABC sorority from an ABC alumna who attended Middle of Nowhere College.

Hopefully that clears things up a little! :)

Seriously, read through the rec threads before you ask any more questions.

thank you so much!

I did, and it didn't answer my questions. so thanks.

Then either you didn't read them well enough or you didn't read the right threads. The information on getting recs and who can write them is clearly explained. Try again :rolleyes:

Have you applied and been accepted to the university?

FYI - I don't know what area you're in, but I know that the alumnae Panhellenic close to my town has informational meetings for PNMs to meet alumnae and get general info about sororities. I assume these are mainly geared toward incoming freshmen, but do a Google search or go to npcwomen.org to see if there's one in your area. Do the legwork and searching yourself, call numbers if you find them, etc. There's SO MUCH helpful info in threads that already exist here; people like adpiucf and some other wonderful, involved alumnae of different orgs have gone through a lot of effort to offer advice and gather it in one location. They've done a lot of the work on your research for you already, now make the effort and have the initiative to read it and follow the advice.

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=54403

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=112718

If these threads "don't help," then I've got nothing.