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Originally Posted by Mevara
So one of the other threads got me thinking about letters of rec from the chapter perspective. I know some schools will get tons of them and there are plenty of alumnae who are ready and willing to write them.
Where I went to school we would get 1 or 2 and really only from legacies. If a chapter wanted to increase the number of recommendations they receive how would they do that?
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Solicit them from your alumnae who live in the PNMs hometowns. It becomes difficult if you don't receive the names and hometowns of the PNMs until recruitment starts. Some Panhellenics give you this information throughout the summer.
My personal 2 cents...
PAPER + PERSONAL PRESENTATION = A PLEDGE
Does the rec tell you all you need to know? No. It can provide valuable information. It's my feeling that a leopard does not change his spots -- or as Dr. Phil (McGraw) says, "The best forecaster of future behavior is past behavior." Alums are writing a rec on a girl who has had 18 years to build her resume and reputation. I think that is a pretty good forecaster of what she'll do in college.