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Old 07-30-2003, 10:46 AM
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Originally posted by IHeartAXO
Thanks! I just finished writing the 'letter' part of the recommendation. It's a page long and basically, I tell them how I know her and why I know she'd make a great Alpha Chi.

I talk about how she'd make a wonderful, loyal sister and an inspiring leader and tie in stories and examples I've witnessed from work (true dedication to her job, loyalty to the company, etc).

I then go on to tell them why I personally think she's so great (which basically fulfills all of the membership standards) and how I continue to be impressed by her.

So, while I don't specifically include how she would meet each membership standard, I do make it fairly obvious in my praise for her. "She's one of the smartest, classiest and most down to earth girls I know. She's extremely personable, incredibly mature and easy to confide in..." as well as the paragraphs about work ethic, etc.

I feel like I may be pushing too hard, though. Is that possible? Should I be focused more on pushing her to Alpha Chi or to the Greek system in general? I say things like: "I think I have bonded with her more than anyone else because I truly see her as a sister. She is someone I would want in my sorority and someone I would be proud to see wearing the letters AXO." Is that okay- or does it cross the line?

Sorry for the seemingly stupid questions! I just want to make sure I don't push TOO hard and end up hurting her.
There is no such thing in my book as "pushing too hard" esp if you REALLY want her to be an Alpha Chi! About the only way I can suggest for you to push her towards the Greek system in general is to encourage and perhaps even help her to secure recs for the other sororities at Ga Tech.

FYI -- My motto has been and still is: "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!"
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