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Originally Posted by iamamom
Do you think it matters at all who the rec is from? Say the wife of a senator or wife of a celebrity. Would that have any more influence vs some of my friends who are just normal, reasonably successful, but more everyday women?
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No, the girls are not likely to recognize celebrity wives! LOL What I meant, when I said that who you know is important, was that a rec letter from an Auburn alumnae will hold more water at Auburn than a rec letter from an alumnae who attended a different school. This is especially true if that Alumnae still has contacts within the house or is willing to make some phone calls and help circulate your daughters name.
Again, I'm not sure about Auburn, but at Ole Miss and Alabama there are always Alumnae hanging around the house during recruitment. The active girls are taught to always respect the opinion of the alumnae. If an alumnae is hanging around and asks them to take a hard look at a PNM, you bet they will! Alumnae with ties in the house can also help introduce your daughter to current actives! At Ole Miss, we were told to find rec writers who had attended Ole Miss. Of the three houses that my daughter preffed, we had recs from "in-house" alumnae in two of the three. (So, its helpful, but not not always necessary) My daughter did have friends in all three houses the preffed thanks to introductions made by these "in-house" alumnae.