Advice for a French Girl!

[paulam]

Originally Posted by OTW

Go to school, get good grades, and get into college first.

I agree that grades should be a priority. Then you should research various colleges and universities on the Internet and send for information from those which offer classes which interest you.

Most college and university websites contain information about Greek life on campus. Once you have selected a specific school, you can access information on specific sororities on that campus on their individual websites. You will learn about their grade requirements, their history, their mission, etc.

Once you have narrowed your search and selected a specific college or university, send for your application and also send for sorority applications from the Greek life office or whatever the school recommends.

Many sororities require recommendations from alumna. Look up National Panhellenic Conference on the Internet to see if you can locate a local Panhellenic Association in the nearest city or town to your college or university. If there is one, contact them and ask how to obtain recommendations for the individual sororities on your campus (try to have two recs for each sorority). They will supply you with names and addresses of local alums (graduated members of sororities) who are willing to write letters on your behalf. Be sure to do this well in advance of recruitment so that the letters arrive at the individual sororities just before recruitment begins. Also, remember to write thank you notes to any alums who send recommendations on your behalf.

If there is no Panhellenic Association near your school, you can contact the Alumnae Association of each individual sorority on your selected campus to ask if the can assist you in obtaining recs. This information should be on each sorority's website. The National Pan-Hellenic Association is for service and special interest sororities and is a good source of information on other sororities which are not part of the NPC.

Best of luck to you in your college years. We look forward to hearing your recruitment story on GC after you pledge.

Sincerely,
Paula M.
Sigma Delta Tau
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