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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna
While I respect this as well as Zillini's decision to never rec anybody she doesn't know personally, the fact is that I don't know everybody in my city. And even among the 20 or so fellow sisters living here, we don't know everybody. That's why our alumnae panhellenic was formed in 1964. We host a spring tea, give our PNMs as much honest info as possible, and collect information forms from them.
Now, just because I have a resume doesn't mean I accept it without question. I take the resume and find somebody that you and I have in common. It may be a teacher I know at your school, or somebody in your church, or a neighbor, or a co-worker. I don't know everybody, but I do know enough people in town that I can find somebody we have in common who DOES know you. And if they think highly of you, and your activities and grades check out, then I will heartily recommend you.
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That's kind of how it works here. I have been a conduit for quite a few alums writing recs because I've had two girls in HS who've had friends in 4 different classes between the two of them, so I always honestly answer questions about what I know about them and always base my "yea or nay" on whether I would write a rec for them myself.