Recommendations

[KSUViolet06]

Finding recs take work. There are lots of people with no Greek family and such who manage to secure them. Before you say there's no one, consider:

*Women who attend your church/synagogue/place or worship.
*Your friend's parents.
*Mom/Dad's co-workers (you never know who is Greek or is married to a Greek woman).
*Teachers from HS.
*HS sports coaches/club advisors.
*Family holiday card list (seriously).
*Your local Alumna Panhellenic.
*The indivdual alumna chapters/associations in the area for each sorority.

Also, even if you aren't sure if someone is in a sorority or not, ASK anyway. You never know if they are. Even if they aren't, you never know who they know who CAN help you.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Also, even if you aren't sure if someone is in a sorority or not, ASK anyway. You never know if they are. Even if they aren't, you never know who they know who CAN help you.

Exactly, even if someone isn't Greek, he/she may know of Greek women. Even if you just just one Greek, even if it's a fraternity man or a sorority woman whose sorority does not have a chapter at UCF, chances are VERY good that they will know of others.

I say this every time a PNM is getting discouraged looking for recs, and I'll say it again. I am from a small town of 6,000 people in rural Maryland, which is not the cultural South (always a topic up for debate, but it's not Southern when it comes to Greeks). My high school graduating class was about 160. If a PNM came asking me for recs, I could connect her with alumnae and /or collegiates from 20 of the 26 NPCs, and this does NOT include people I know from UMD, only people who live in my town and/or graduated from my high school. I actually started a facebook group for all of the Greeks from my town for this purpose.

Keep trying. What about friends who are already in college? They stand a good chance of at least knowing a Greek. Think about how many people you really know.