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I went to a midwestern school with deferred recruitment (January Recruitment Period). I guarantee you that the majority of our recs for girls came in November. If you are going to a midwestern school with deferred recruitment (ala U of Indiana or Northwestern) where sororities have houses it may be okay to send things early since the recs will go to individual houses and people are there to pick up the mail.
If you are going to a smaller midwestern school without houses DO NOT send recs now. Sororities without houses usually have mailboxes in a Greek Life Office or Student Affairs Office. Since it's summer, people don't check those boxes often and there is a chance that something could get lost--even if someone is picking up the mail. You are much better off sending things when school has started.
On that same note, it gets a chapter a few weeks to get back in the swing of things--especially if that chapter does Fall COB (informal rush)--they'll be crazy enough getting ready for that. The best time to start sending things is mid-October/early November when a chapter is running smoothly, COB is most likely over, and girls are in full swing thinking about Formal Rush. Do not wait too long however--remember that most of December will be spent preparing and studying for finals and it's harder for girls to concentrate on 'all things Rush' at that time. If you send it too late, it may not get a proper reading.
Hope this all helps. I know a lot about a fair number of midwestern schools (as I'm originally from Chicago and went to school in the Midwest)...if you have a school specific question, feel free to PM me--I'll be happy to help if I can.
ETA: It's okay to send things into a local Panhellenic now so they can get you recs--just make sure that they don't send their recs to your school too early.
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