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[adpiucf]

Ok, if your deferred recruitment is south of the Mason-Dixon line and there are more than 3 sororities participating, make the effort to get recs.

[KSUViolet06]

Also, your recs don't HAVE to come from Alumnae Panhellenic members.

Be sure to ask family members, your parents, their co workers, people from your church, former teachers etc. You never know if any of those people are former sorority alumnae willing to write recs.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Ok, if your deferred recruitment is south of the Mason-Dixon line and there are more than 3 sororities participating, make the effort to get recs.

That would include Maryland and VT! PNMs definitely don't need recs there! Also, at Elon and CNU I wouldn't think recs would be important (but I could be wrong).

In general, the farther South you go and the more chapters your school has, the more likely you are to need recs to be competitive.

Where to draw the line? This Washington Post article has some interesting commentary about where the line between the cultural North and South is.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Ok, if your deferred recruitment is south of the Mason-Dixon line and there are more than 3 sororities participating, make the effort to get recs.

Recs would be helpful at Miami of Ohio...

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Ok, if your deferred recruitment is south of the Mason-Dixon line and there are more than 3 sororities participating, make the effort to get recs.

I would agree with that statement for most of the big southern schools, but some of the smaller schools, ie under 20,000 students, are not that focused on recs. My school had 5 sororities, and I know many girls that got bids who had no clue what a letter of rec was. This being said, it always helps to have them no matter what school you go to!