An Alum writing a Rec for me but waiting for membership# and deadline soon!? Advice?

[violetpretty]

Which sorority is this for? A member of that sorority should be able to tell you whether your recommender will need the membership number.

I doubt it is Sigma Kappa. Our rec form doesn't ask for our membership number, but even if it did, I could find mine on any of my Sigma Kappa Triangle magazines.

ETA: Sigma Kappa also has a membership directory online to verify membership.

[Katmandu]

Many glo's have membership numbers and/or initiation dates inscribed on the back of their pins.... ask her to look there!

Good luck with recruitment!

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Which sorority is this for? A member of that sorority should be able to tell you whether your recommender will need the membership number.

I doubt it is Sigma Kappa. Our rec form doesn't ask for our membership number, but even if it did, I could find mine on any of my Sigma Kappa Triangle magazines.

ETA: Sigma Kappa also has a membership directory online to verify membership.

We are the exact same way. I've never needed to list my member number on any rec form.

[honeychile]

We don't need membership numbers, either. In fact, our Executive Office is trying to do away with them on a chapter level.

If I were you, I'd focus of getting another alumna to do your rec. Maybe, just maybe, she'll stalling for a reason.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

If I were you, I'd focus on getting another alumna to do your rec. Maybe, just maybe, she's stalling for a reason.

Yup. That's what I thought too.

If the sorority is so huge that her member number IS required on the form, then they should have enough people working at their HQ that this was something that she could have found out with one phone call that took 5 minutes.

I'm not sure if it's about you or about her....but find someone else.

[GeekyPenguin]

Another place for her to look is on the quarterly magazine her group sends out - mine has my badge number, my boyfriend's has his, and even my law fraternity has it on there!

[FSUZeta]

maybe the alum is trying to log on to the sister only portion of her sorority's website to download the appropriate form and since she does not have access to her mem. # she can't get to the secured site?

if that is the case, she could just write a letter recommending you, being sure to list her full name( first middle last or first maiden last), chapter, initiation year and college. she should include the information that would be on her rec. form and any other information she thinks is important. it is better than no rec. or letter at all.

as otw said, the chapter will be able to verify the alums. membership if they need to.

[PeppyGPhiB]

I would think this piece of information would be very easy for her to get by just making a phone call to HQ. I actually know mine by heart, though that's probably an exception.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I would think this piece of information would be very easy for her to get by just making a phone call to HQ. I actually know mine by heart, though that's probably an exception.

Then we must both be exceptions........

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

Then we must both be exceptions........

count me in to

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

count me in to

Me as well.