Please help!

[AZTheta]

So - tell me, what do you think you could do? Where else could you search for recommendations? Maybe there AREN'T any organizations in your area (San Antonio?), and so what else would you think to do? You didn't mention asking any of your high school teachers, or your current college professors.

We give suggestions; however, you need to put some thought into this and figure out how to be creative and get what you need. Or you can go to recruitment with no recommendations. The choice is yours.

Somehow I get the impression from PNMs on GC that they visualize area Panhellenics members as sitting around waiting for PNMs to ask for recs.

[adpiucf]

The good news is that you are starting this now and have time... rather than it being the week before recruitment!

Talk to every person you know: man or woman. Every teacher you've ever had (so many teachers are Greeks!). Talk to your friends already in college. Talk to every relative. Ask your parents to ask around with their friends and their friends' kids. Post on Facebook. Etc. Someone will know someone.

You can also go on Facebook and look at the sorority FB pages to see if anyone you are friends with has "liked" that page-- chances are they are a member or know someone who is.

If the alumnae panhellenic in your area isn't getting back to you, contact them again. Contact the individual sorority alumnae associations in your hometown as well to ask for assistance in securing recs. If they aren't getting back to you either, contact the alumnae panhellenics and individual sorority alumnae associations in the next town over and so on until someone responds. You can register with multiple alumnae panhellenic associations-- try Houston, for example.

Whenever someone commits to writing a rec, thank them and ask them if they have any referrals for the other sororities you need. Chances are they do or can make inquiries.

Keep asking around. Does UTSA have sororities? Do you know anyone in the sororities there? Ask for their help, as well.

Go back to your one definite and ask if she knows anyone else who can assist you. Follow up with your "possibilities" to make them definites and ask them if they know anyone else who can assist you.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Keep asking around. Does UTSA have sororities? Do you know anyone in the sororities there? Ask for their help, as well.

JINX!!!! Buy me a Coke!!

[delaryn13]

AZTheta- I would not have come here, if I hadn't done everything that I knew to do. None of my teachers (past or present) were in sororities, I asked. Family friends, doctors, grandparents coworkers, Alumnae groups on facebook & in person, friend's parents, boss, etc. I have been down every path that I can think of. I have gotten a few, but not nearly enough. And for your comment about think alumnae wait around for me, that is the furthest thing from the truth. I realize how much work they put into it and am always grateful. I provide them with everything that they need (resume, transcript, pictures, etc.) and send thank you notes to each one.

I realize that many people on GC are fed up with pnm's who don't want to put in the effort, but don't assume that all off us are that way.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by delaryn13

AZTheta- I would not have come here, if I hadn't done everything that I knew to do. None of my teachers (past or present) were in sororities, I asked. Family friends, doctors, grandparents coworkers, Alumnae groups on facebook & in person, friend's parents, boss, etc. I have been down every path that I can think of. I have gotten a few, but not nearly enough. And for your comment about think alumnae wait around for me, that is the furthest thing from the truth. I realize how much work they put into it and am always grateful. I provide them with everything that they need (resume, transcript, pictures, etc.) and send thank you notes to each one.

I realize that many people on GC are fed up with pnm's who don't want to put in the effort, but don't assume that all off us are that way.

Wait…what? You've already gotten recs? I'm confused now.

ETA: oh yes, a few.

And please don't misquote me. I said PNMs, not YOU in particular. And I'm not fed up. Read what I wrote.