Recommendations?

[mizzou8]

Thanks, you guys, for all of your help! I contacted local panhel where I live and talked to the nicest woman who is helping me to get recs for all chapters on my campus. Now I'm trying to find women I know most personally to get letters of support. I just had another question re: recs.

For recommendations, I have to send a resume and picture of myself that will then be sent to the sorority.

For the resume; I have already become really involved in campus- I love to be busy, and as a result I've joined as many organizations and been really involved with them as time would allow, leaving time to study and work so that I have a solid GPA (I'm a Journalism major and here its really important that you have a high GPA to get into certain sequences and classes). However, for the resume, should I include all the organizations I've been involved with/offices I may hold next semester, or should I limit it to a few? If I'm "too involved" on campus, will chapters think that I won't have enough time for Greek life? I'm pretty good at balancing my time and I know that I can handle it (it may mean that I don't hold leadership positions in certain organizations, or commit to a little less), but will chapters think this?

Also, should I include high school activities on the resume? I know that I will have been in college a year by the time of recruitment but I was really involved in high school and held a lot of leadership positions which I think may be relevant? I'm not sure though.

Also, for the picture- I had senior pictures taken; is it better to attach these, or non-professional photos?

Thank you so much for all of your help!

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by mizzou8

For the resume; I have already become really involved in campus- I love to be busy, and as a result I've joined as many organizations and been really involved with them as time would allow, leaving time to study and work so that I have a solid GPA (I'm a Journalism major and here its really important that you have a high GPA to get into certain sequences and classes). However, for the resume, should I include all the organizations I've been involved with/offices I may hold next semester, or should I limit it to a few? If I'm "too involved" on campus, will chapters think that I won't have enough time for Greek life? I'm pretty good at balancing my time and I know that I can handle it (it may mean that I don't hold leadership positions in certain organizations, or commit to a little less), but will chapters think this?

Also, should I include high school activities on the resume? I know that I will have been in college a year by the time of recruitment but I was really involved in high school and held a lot of leadership positions which I think may be relevant? I'm not sure though.

Also, for the picture- I had senior pictures taken; is it better to attach these, or non-professional photos?

Thank you so much for all of your help!

List everything from high school and college. Your involvement this year has nothing to do with your involvement next year, and no one is going to cut you for being too accomplished. List your high school GPA, as well as your college GPA.

Photos don't have to be professional shots. They should just show who you are and be reasonably recent. If you still look like the girl in your senior photo and haven't lost/gained a lot of weight or cut off/grown out your hair, those should be fine. The photo is not to judge your attractiveness; it is a means for the sorority to know who you are by face as well as name.

When I lived in TX, the AP advised PNMs to submit 2 photos to each recommender-- one head shot and one full length shot. However, as long as you submit a flattering photo so someone will know who you are when you meet her next fall, you'll be fine.

[annabella]

Originally Posted by mizzou8

For the resume; I have already become really involved in campus- I love to be busy, and as a result I've joined as many organizations and been really involved with them as time would allow, leaving time to study and work so that I have a solid GPA (I'm a Journalism major and here its really important that you have a high GPA to get into certain sequences and classes). However, for the resume, should I include all the organizations I've been involved with/offices I may hold next semester, or should I limit it to a few? If I'm "too involved" on campus, will chapters think that I won't have enough time for Greek life? I'm pretty good at balancing my time and I know that I can handle it (it may mean that I don't hold leadership positions in certain organizations, or commit to a little less), but will chapters think this?

I'm an active at mizzou, so here's what would probably be your best option:
1. use your senior pic- just make sure it still looks like you! Also, one (some girls use two) picture is all that's really necessary. We've had girls send photo collages of themselves, and..... well, it's kind of overdone and creepy.
2. STAY INVOLVED. You're right, it doesn't neccessarily mean take a leadership position in every different organization, but it's good to have one or two under your belt, especially since you'll be rushing as a sophomore. On the other hand, you definitely don't want to be over-involved. Go out and make new friends. Which takes us to my next point....
3. Behave. You're in the J-school, so chances are, there are a ton of greeks in your classes. Get to know them, definitely. On that same note, remember that you've declared your intent to rush. Which means they may pay more attention to what you do.
4. I don't know that I would put high school activities on my resume. Granted, resumes for recruitment are different than the ones you'd use while job seeking, but I feel like if that activity was important enough to you to include it on your resume, you would have continued with it in college.

I hope that helped, I don't really come on here that much anymore. PM me if you have any other questions.