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I am an alum, my daughter is currently a member and my other girls are now alums as well. I too found it a little strange but these ladies were very sweet and insisted. We had met them several times at watch parties and although we weren't friends we weren't perfect strangers either. I'm not sure they intended to hold the luncheon just so she could get recs (at the time we already had 1 per sorority due to my contacts as well as her sister's contacts and friends) but rather it was kind of a "welcome to the university family of XYZ". It was at one of their homes and there were about 15 women in attendance. I had to laugh because at one point one of the ladies had my daughter stand up, turn around and then declared " you'll do just fine at XYZ"! I have to tell you that it was a valuable experience for my daughter. She had the opportunity to chat about herself, answer questions, have some great conversations and make some new friends. Looking back on it now we both agree it was almost a mini recruitment event. In turn these ladies shared what their experiences had been (some had just been out a year or so and others had graduated many many years ago). The University my daughter chose was out-of-state and the "culture" was quite a bit different than where she grew up. I am very thankful they were kind enough to have done this for her.
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