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This isn't just about 'Bama, but if at my school (middle of nowhere, full of farmers and first generation students) we can manage to get recs on women, then it shouldn't be hard in a more populated area with a funcitoning Alumnae Panhellenic. There is a good reason that at larger schools where rush is competitive there is a cut off date to sign up. One is so grades and eligibility can be checked by Panhellenic, the other is that there is a final list give to each chapter to handle as they see fit. Even though I am currently living in the town where I attended school, I have written recs for women from my home area as well as from other areas my family lives in.
The women I have been contacted about are not legacies, are not from this state, and may be first generation college students, but I not only help my sisters, but my Panhellenic sisters by writing recs on these women and passing on their information to alumnae I know in the other eight NPC groups on my campus. I feel it is my job not only as an alumnae, but as a woman, to give every qualified woman an equal chance at rush, even if she doesn't attend my school. I have driven hours or met with women while on vacation to write a solid and informative rec because I truly believe one shouldn't be limited by her connections or not being as savvy as another. Recruitment is every woman's job, collegian or alumnae and some of my favorite sisters (my own and in other sororities) are women who knew nothing about the process and I took the time to help. I think that to acquire quality members we need to do what we can to reach the women who aren't in the know, and with all of the technology available to us in 2009 it is possible.
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