[Titchou]

Ah, now I see your problem! i don't know about KKG, but many group do not require the signer of the rec to actually know the young woman....only that she know someone, whom she trusts, to vouch for the woman. And there is a network set up to handle this. In my group it's called the City Sponsorship Chairman or the State Sponsorship Chairman. This person has agreed to find information on all the young women in her area going to any college where we have a chapter. And usually she will have people in each high school's area she uses for the information. So it's a formal network that is set up to do this and the chapter just contacts that woman (CSC or SSC) and turns it over to her to locate the information thru her contacts - members or not.

As an example, I have provided rec information to other groups for young women I know. In fact, just this fall the daughter of a friend went to a college where we don't have a chapter but where I know the chapter adviser for one of the groups which are on that campus. It's a great chapter and my friend who is the adviser is a wonderful mentor to her women. I really wanted this young woman in a chapter where she would be well looked after. So I contacted my friend and said "You need this woman! She goes to XYz High School. Who does your recs for that school?" And so, we secured the rec and the she ended up pledging that group. It's also worked the other way where my friends have called me because they know I do the forms for certain HS's here and/or have lots of contacts (I was the city chairman for my group for 14 years so I know lots of people).

So it's not required that the alumna actually know the young woman...she just has to find someone else who knows her and who is capable of giving objective information on her. I rarely personally know the women I sponsor. I've probably signed 1000's over the years. But I know someone who knows her...and that's good enough because I only ask people I trust!