Greek Life at the University of Texas at Austin

[TxGirl]

To add to this - for the informatio of all - there are GLO's that require a recommendation from an alumnae member before the women can be pledged or initiated.

NPC and the University Panhellenic will always tell you it is the individual chapters responsibility to get these recommendations (since they are the ones that require it). Don't rely on this. If you are at a school where there are 800+ women going through recruitment it is unrealistic to thing that the chapters are going to find a rec for each and every woman.

No matter what your recruitment material says, you are in charge of your own destiny in relation to recs. Don't just assume that you have a rec for all chapters on campus if you go through your area Alumnae Panhellenic. You need to make sure that you have them. Don't just send your info to them and forget about it. You have a responsibiity to right a thank you note to those that do write you a rec - be sure to follow up with the Alumnae Panhellenic and get the names of the women who are writing the recs. Contact them personally to thank them and also write them a thank you note.

On behalf of The University of Texas, I would like to say that in many ways we are not the ruthless system that we were in the late 80's early 90's. I went through recruitment during that time and was a chapter member when many of the changes rolled down from NPC and The University.

I'm not saying that it is not a tough recruitment - recruitment in the August Texas heat will never be easy - but I think that other systems in Texas are tougher than ours. Get you ducks in a row in regards to recs. Be sure to include everything you have ever done in your life on your information sheet/recruitment application. Research each of the chapters on campus (on a local and national level). An of course the biggest thing - KEEP AND OPEN MIND!! This is the most important thing you can do.

Don't forget, your ultimate goal is to have a home away from home and a sisterhood that will last a lifetime. While a rec may get you invited to the second round, only you can get yourself any further.