[violetpretty]

I know in general terms, you want to get recs in "the earlier the better" or "better late than never". My impression is that the chapter reviews recs over the summer. My friend went to school at Tennessee and I think she went back for pre-recruitment either late July or the first week of August. Is now-ish too late because some chapters review recs before they go home for the summer?

There are 2 girls from my hometown going to the University of South Carolina in the fall. I made them aware that if they want to go through recruitment they'll need recs, and that I can find them alumnae from all 10 chapters from women in town, so they don't need to worry about APH deadlines (not like mine has deadlines anyway because we aren't a rec writing machine). However, they're both "thinking about it". I'm going to stress that they should probably decide soon so I can get the ball rolling for them if need be.

I'm sure every chapter is different in when they review recs, but I didn't realize that now could be too late. Jeez.

ETA: On the South Carolina Greek Life website guidebook and chapter websites, it says to submit all recommendations to the Greek Life Office Attn: (Chapter). Granted, it also said that "it is the responsibilty of the chapters to secure recommendations" and that they are "not required", which we know are lies. I just thought it was weird to send them to the Greek Life Office instead of to the chapters themselves, as I've heard is common at most schools.