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For best results, your letters of recommendation need to come from ladies who know you in some way. I have been asked several times by my local alumnae association to write a recommendation for a woman who was going through recruitment. Most of these young ladies wait until the last minute. I find it VERY difficult to write a glowing recommendation for someone I meet for 30-60 minutes. Yes, I have their resume and yes they come across very well, but I don't know their quirks, whether they are putting on a show for me or if this is them for real. I don't know their family background other than what school their parents attended and if they have Greek ties. I have no way to run a background check to know if the PNM was released from Juvenile Hall last year, if she has a drinking problem, what her grades are other than what she has told me. I don't know if she has a 3.9 taking all the basic classes or a 3.9 and has taken 15 AP classes.
When I do write the recommendation, I specifically state it is based on a interview and I have no personal knowledge of this PNM. I'm sure that hurts her during recruitment but as they say, "you have to take what you get." Does not help that many chapter members see my statement and know that no real effort may have gone into getting the needed references. If you only do the minimal work to get in, are you only going to do the minimal work as a member?
DaffyKD
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