[FSUZeta]

You need to find alumnae (sorority members who have graduated, or who have left college and have been granted alumna status by their national office) who are members. They can only write a recommendation for the sorority they are a member of, but they can write a rec. to any chapter of their sorority, so a ZTA who attended college at UGA could write a rec. to the ZTA chapter at FSU. The alumnae will know the type of form they need to fill out and will have access to it. You should get a good, current resume together, with a flattering head shot photo of yourself to provide to the alumnae.

I was from a small town and I managed to get recs. to almost all the sororities at FSU back in the day.....and there were more sororities then! Ask your former teachers: pre-school, elementary, middle school and high school. Don't forget the librarians! If you go to church/synagogue, ask the ladies there. Even if they are not sorority members, they may have family members who are. Have your parents ask their co-workers/friends. Ask your friend's parents. Ask your neighbors. Ask your relatives. Ask your friends who joined sororities if their sororities allow collegiate members to write recs. Some of the sororities do allow this. If their sororities don't, tell them that you are trying to find a rec. and need some help. Maybe they could ask their chapter advisors and they could locate an alumna member that lives near you.

As Old Row has heard, you really do need recommendations at FSU. Even during spring recruitment. And I do hope that you will try to keep an open mind and will visit all the chapters that extend an invitation to you-even ones that might not have stood out during fall recruitment. In the relaxed setting of spring recruitment they may shine! Good luck!