Recommendations

[CLJdanzr]

How does this recommendation thing work? I know a woman who is an alum of a sorority, but her sorority is not at our school. Should she still send in a rec or do they have to be of the same sorority or chapter?

[PenguinTrax]

Recommendations must be from an alumna of the sorority. For example, if you know an alumna of XXX, but there is not an XXX chapter at your school, there is no need for her to write a recommendation letter for you. Most NPC groups will only accept recommendation letters or letters of reference from within their initiated membership.
A recommendation or letter of reference does not guarantee you membership nor does it guarantee any preferential treatment. Recs and letters of introduction are just a way for a chapter to "meet" you prior to recruitment.

Good luck!

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Fraternally,
Barbara
Zeta Tau Alpha Alumna

If you have to go around telling everyone you're in charge you're not much of a leader.




[This message has been edited by PnguinTrax (edited July 27, 2000).]

[afchick530]

What all goes in a reference letter and how long does it have to be

[KSUViolet06]

A recommendation/reference letter for NPC sorority recruitment isn't actually a letter. It's a form filled out by a sorority alumna on your behalf.

We have a whole thread here dedicated to recommendations for sorority recruitment:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ecommendations

Then there's this other one:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=53908

I suggest reading through them both, there's alot of good info about recs.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by afchick530

What all goes in a reference letter and how long does it have to be

Is this for an NPC group or an NPHC group? (NPHC includes AKA, DST, Z Phi B and SGRho.) (If it is for an NPHC group, don't tell us which one.)

Holy thread bump, batman!

[fantASTic]

Does anyone else think that she's really not in a sorority?

I have never heard a Greek woman call another Greek a sorostitute.

Also, she's claiming that some of you don't have degrees. [AlphaFrog, I believe, had her credentials questioned?] Clearly, she's unaware that you MUST be in college or have obtained a degree to be a member of an NPC or NPHC sorority.

Hmmm....

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

Also, she's claiming that some of you don't have degrees. [AlphaFrog, I believe, had her credentials questioned?] Clearly, she's unaware that you MUST be in college or have obtained a degree to be a member of an NPC or NPHC sorority.

Actually, I DON'T have a degree. I started in Music Therapy, and decided after 3 years that it wasn't for me, and I had no idea what I wanted to do. Although I think it worked out better in the long run, because I now work in Construction HR & Accounting, and probably make more now doing that without a degree than I would have doing Music Therapy WITH a degree.

As far as being in an NPC, my sorority chapter was closed before I decided not to continue persuing Music Therapy, so I was already an alum before I left school.

Originally Posted by fantASTic

Also, she's claiming that some of you don't have degrees. [AlphaFrog, I believe, had her credentials questioned?] Clearly, she's unaware that you MUST be in college or have obtained a degree to be a member of an NPC or NPHC sorority.

Hmmm....

You don't need a degree to be a member and remain as such, at least in my sorority anyway.

In order to stay a collegian, she must be enrolled full time on campus. If she leaves school for whatever reason (graduation or not), she's still a member -- an alumna.

I even recall reading in the Quarterly that our AI candidates need not possess a college degree in order to be considered for membership. If I am wrong, someone please correct me.

A member is a member, college degree or not.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by OTW

I even recall reading in the Quarterly that our AI candidates need not possess a college degree in order to be considered for membership. If I am wrong, someone please correct me.

You are correct:

"A college degree is not an absolute requirement but is of definite

importance."
From the Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Initiate Procedures

[fantASTic]

Yeah, sorry; what she actually said was that you hadn't gone to school. While not all sororities require a degree for AI, all collegiate members must have gone to school at SOME point as a degree-seeking student enrolled full time.

Better?

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by freedomfly

need recs for osu (The Ohio State University)?

Where is your hometown? Most of the larger cities in Ohio have Panhellenic Associations that can help you. I am assuming you are from Ohio.
PM me if you don't feel comfortable posting it.

BTW...at OSU recs won't make or break you.

[AOII Angel]

The OP asked this question in Jul 2000...I doubt she needs anymore recs!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The OP asked this question in Jul 2000...I doubt she needs anymore recs!

Yes, but this person posted today:

Originally Posted by freedomfly

need recs for osu (The Ohio State University)?

For this poster - I've said this many times, but you're going to get out of GC what you put into it. You give us a short fragment of a question, and you're going to get a short fragment of an answer.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by freedomfly

, I try to help the many girls I know who look up to collegiate members of greek orgs and the reason I asked a question about OSU is because a friend (mentee) of mine who attends the school was too afraid to post just in case she became a PNM.

PM me if you need help with OSU. Been there, done that, great experience.