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Originally Posted by gee_ess
This is EXACTLY what a good rec contains. it is a written recommendation to join the group, AND also attempts at broadening the picture of the pnm for the actives. The standard rush application provides the facts - the rec fills in the blanks for the chapter. Anecdotal information, intangibles, personality traits, etc are all conveyed in a good rec because (hopefully) the alum is doing the early leg work for you. (not always, obviously, but a lot of the time)
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This section of the quote I copied was in reply to a statement that IUHoosiergirl88 made about looking for girls who fit into the chapter.
My question would be how does an alumna know if a particular woman fits into a chapter that's 1000 miles away? I know that within my own GLO, I have first hand knowledge of at least 5 chapters. Each of the 5 chapters varies greatly in size and culture. Knowing this, I don't know if a student I was writing a rec for would be a good fit for the chapter. I would most definitely write a good rec for her. I know that I write good recommendations, my college/scholarship letters are very well done and organizations often tell the candidate how strong the letter was. But in the end does Polly Pledge fit into that chapter? If the women in the chapter don't think so, I am not going to be one of those alums who gets her nose out of joint if they don't pledge her. Sometimes the women have recs but are not just good fits for the chapter.