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I asked this question on Phi Mu's site last year. I was so scared to write my first rec. How was I to know HALF of the stuff on those forms? I would have had to grill the girl for information. I had an alumna call me and ask me all of the questions on the form so she could fill it out completely for me but some of those questions were kind of intimidating. I don't write many because working in Greek Affairs is kind of a conflict of interest. I can't be recruiting girls for Phi Mu when I am supposed to be neutral. I do write them for the people I would have known outside of the office (co-workers, family friends). The Phi Mu form is very specific on what kind of rec you are giving (info only, good, know people who say it is good, Alum Panhellenic says is good, or no rec)
Sidenote: I had a frantic phone call from a mother to the Greek Affairs office the other day. She wanted to know if her daughter is late getting started finding recs for recruitment next August! I told her that she is early and made her not as worried. She had been talking to some LSU mothers and was quite worried. Their recs need to be in by June. Our chapters get about 15/150 sent in without asking for them. The rest are found by the chapters. I tell parents/girls that it is nice to get them if you know someone but they are by no means necessary. LSU can sometimes mess that up for us esp with Alum Panhellenic helping out by hosting Informationals.
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