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Originally Posted by catfan
My niece is going through recruitment at IU in the spring. She is under the impression recs aren't needed at IU. So I re-read last years IU recruitment thread, and several postings said the same.
Her step mom and I are both SEC graduates, as are most of the women in our family, and we find this odd. I'm inclined to send a rec anyway, but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if they are truly looked at. My niece grew up in Indiana, so she does know a few women in chapters at IU, and has a cousin in one. Thoughts anyone?
btw...I am fully aware of the bed quota, so no need to go there.
Thanks!!
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I am a Phi Mu alum from Indiana and know how incredibly competitive that system is. I can speak best recently from my experience with my daughter who went through recruitment last year at University of Iowa. We live in Texas and I write many many letters of recommendation for SEC schools and so I was sure to get her several letters of recommendation for each chapter at Iowa to include those official ones from our Panhellenic. When I spoke to the woman in charge of Greek affairs at Iowa I was told that most houses there do not really give much credence to recommendations at all and immediately recognized to me how different the importance of recommendation letters from SEC schools and the Midwestern schools are.
I would say that given the competitive nature of Indiana that every little bit helps. And I would go ahead and try to get recommendations to as many houses as possible. If they don't use them you've only lost your time. If they give her one extra look then that may be important there.
Best of Luck