Rec Letter Time!

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

My alumnae panhellenic does everything short of coming to the pnms' houses to get rec packets in by the middle of May. Still, we'll have last minute desperate calls all the way through August.

Same for us. However, this is the first year that I can remember that we have a couple of girls who have declined to give our alum panhel information because they've already got recs for all the sororities at their school. From what she told me, they are from alumnae not here in hometown. Not a problem for us, but from what I've heard it is a problem for a couple of other groups. I could tell her that but hey - she already knows everything.

The biggest obstacle is the girls think they'll only get recs for the top 5 or 6 groups and don't think they need to bother with the other 11. And you can't tell them any different. Bless their hearts......

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Same for us. However, this is the first year that I can remember that we have a couple of girls who have declined to give our alum panhel information because they've already got recs for all the sororities at their school. From what she told me, they are from alumnae not here in hometown. Not a problem for us, but from what I've heard it is a problem for a couple of other groups. I could tell her that but hey - she already knows everything.

The biggest obstacle is the girls think they'll only get recs for the top 5 or 6 groups and don't think they need to bother with the other 11. And you can't tell them any different. Bless their hearts......

Every time I meet with a PNM asking for a rec., I always ask her what recs. she already has. There have been a few times when only about half of the sororities at State U. or U. of State are given, at which time I tell them that it would behoove them to get recs. to ALL sororities on their campus. I explain that they may fall in love with a sorority that they know nothing about right now, or recruitment may go a different way than they think it will, so they need all the bases covered. I never know if they listen to me or not.