The way my sorority works, we do take into consideration any recommendations that the alums may have, but the most important part is the chemistry that we have with a rushee during our rush parties. True, girls with recommendations have an edge, but that's not all that matters.

We had an instance where a girl came to us with a recommendation from an alum. Her high school record was stellar and she looked like a well rounded person. When rush time came, however, she had the "I don't really want to be here" personality. She came to one round and that's it. Needless to say she didn't receive a bid. She was basically rushing as a favor to a friend of her mother's (one of our alums). I don't know what you could do to meet alumnae prior to rush, and honestly, I really wouldn't suggest that. My only suggestion would be to go through rush and be yourself. That's what we all stress during rush period. If you be yourself, the sororities will see that, and that could be the beginning of something special! Keep us posted okay?

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