[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Gatorbaby

@KSUViolet06 - haha, thank you. I guess good manners do go a long way. [:

So, I was going through the General Advice and I did look up the local chapter for the Panhellenic Board...I forget the formal name. But anyway, I can't formally join (dues were set a while back) and I need recs for UF (seems reasonable - that school is pretty big).

I know a lady whose grandmother was chapter President for Chi-O but I'm not too religious (and Chi-O seems very Christian-centered) and I can't use a separate rec for different sororities it seems!

How did you all get your recs? Tips? (By the way - the people I could get to recommend me wouldn't know me too well..does that factor into the equation? I don't have any family members who were/are Greeks).

A couple of things:

1. You're confused. Dues don't need to be paid in order for your local APH to help you with recs. Dues are for sorority alumnae who want to join it. Not PNMs who need help with recs. Your local Panhellenic should have a page on it's website or something dedicated to PNMs and recruitment.

2. I don't believe being a Christian is something necessary for joining Chi Omega (or any other sorority for that matter).

3. As far as finding recs, you need to ask teachers, parent's friends, camp counselors, dad's friend's (they could be married to sorority women), co-workers, anyone. The rec thread has some posts in there about where you can look.