[FSUZeta]

i think that you are on the right track by visiting greekchat and learning about the general workings of formal recruitment. as has been said, it is different on every campus, and it behooves each pnm to educate herself as to what is required to be successful in her campus' formal recruitment process. on a lot of college panhellenic council websites it will plainly say that it is suggested that the pnm try to secure letters of recommendation prior to the the commencement of formal recruitment. if your colleges website doesn't state that, call the pan-hel office and point blank ask them.
it will also give suggestions on what to wear for each day of recruitment, and some sites even have women in the suggested clothing to help you know exactly what to wear.

as for getting recs for yourself, it can be done. i grew up in a small town, but through networking i acquired recs. to almost every house at fsu. i'll bet some of your teachers were in sororities. call up a favorite one and ask-if she wasn't she may know a teacher who isand that sorority alumna will probably know women who were in other sororities-just ask them. ask people at your church,at your parents work place- not strangers, but people you know. i can promise you, we alums. are delighted when someone asks us to write a rec. for them. i just know that someone you know will know someone in a sorority, and will connect you with them. it's called networking-just like when you are trying to get your foot in the door at a certain company. and when you do secure those recs., be sure to write a thank you to each woman who wrote you one, and let them know what sorority you joined. it will make their day. lisa