Registering with Alumnae Panhellenics

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My friend's little sister is going to school that has recruitment in the spring and plans to go through. I won't mention the state, but I am pretty sure that recs will be vital and the school is very far from our little town in Maryland. I am helping her to find recs, but I have a few questions.

Would she meet with alumnae for coffee/lunch to let them interview her or do you just send in your information? Since her college grades are going to be what matters, should she plan on meeting alumnae over winter break at home or should she get a head start by meeting alumnae in her school's city? And similarly, should she register with the AP in Washington DC or the one nearest the city where she goes to school? Or both?