[IndianaSigKap]

I went to Indiana and I still have friends who live in the area and work with chapters there on campus. With regard recs, I know this is going to be unpopular and I am going to take some flack from other GCers (yeah, I know)...but it really depends on the chapter quite honestly. I know that about half of the chapters like recs, about half of them look at the recs but it doesn't really play a major role in the decision making process. One of my former students is in a popular chapter on campus, she had never heard of recs and I asked her if they were important in her chapter and she said no. Again, this is not all chapters. So if you can get a letter, great. If you don't get a rec for a particular chapter, don't stress out totally. If you have letters from a majority of the chapters, you are doing well. If you are in the Indy area, start networking. Ask your teachers, parents' friends, etc. I am fairly sure that in a city the size of Indy, you can find every NPC chapter represented.

Also, there are certain chapters that tend to recruit from the same geographic region or high school. For example, one chapter on campus has many women from the Carmel/Zionsville area while another has a large group from the Northern Chicago suburbs.

There are a handful of chapters that have more legacies going through recruitment than their quota, for example Theta was founded in Indiana and has numerous chapters in the state; there are often anywhere from 100-200 Theta legacies who go through recruitment. Each chapter takes a different quota because the quotas are based on how many open beds they will have in the chapter the following school year.

If you have any questions, you can ask me here or via PM. Also, don't listen to the gossip during the first semester, I can tell you that each chapter is full of smart, pretty, great women. Each chapter has something positive to offer young women. I cannot stress that enough.

Work on your grades, the higher the GPA the better. Get involved on campus if you can. Most majors have a club or professional organization you can join. Each dorm has student government opportunities. Good luck to you! I loved every minute at IU, hope you love it as much as I did!