FSU Winterfest 2013 (informal recruitment)

[IrishLake]

I hope you give more chapters a chance, soflogirl, BUT....FSU Zeta knows her stuff. If she says you need recs, you NEED recs. Do what you can to secure some now for the informal recruitment. If things don't work out and you decide to re-rush in the fall, get those recs!

Massgirl77, check out this thread: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=112718

[soflogirl]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

I hope you give more chapters a chance, soflogirl, BUT....FSU Zeta knows her stuff. If she says you need recs, you NEED recs. Do what you can to secure some now for the informal recruitment. If things don't work out and you decide to re-rush in the fall, get those recs!

Massgirl77, check out this thread: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=112718

With all due respect, none of my friends that I know (this # is around 10-20 girls) that got into sororities last fall had recs. One is even currently a ZTA, which is considered a "top sorority" now at FSU. I'm sure that people do get recs, but I'm not sure if its as common or as important as it maybe once was because I haven't heard of anyone getting recommendation letters. More emphasis has been placed on actually knowing the girls, I think.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by soflogirl

With all due respect, none of my friends that I know (this # is around 10-20 girls) that got into sororities last fall had recs. One is even currently a ZTA, which is considered a "top sorority" now at FSU. I'm sure that people do get recs, but I'm not sure if its as common or as important as it maybe once was because I haven't heard of anyone getting recommendation letters. More emphasis has been placed on actually knowing the girls, I think.

YES, IT IS IMPORTANT. Your friends probably had people getting them recs behind the scenes that they didn't know about, as some of the sororities there REQUIRE a rec to receive a bid (that is, it is a national requirement).

Get off your high horse and get recs. It may end up not mattering, but if you have them and get cut, you'll know that at least it wasn't because of that.

[soflogirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

YES, IT IS IMPORTANT. Your friends probably had people getting them recs behind the scenes that they didn't know about, as some of the sororities there REQUIRE a rec to receive a bid (that is, it is a national requirement).

Get off your high horse and get recs. It may end up not mattering, but if you have them and get cut, you'll know that at least it wasn't because of that.

Whoa I don't see why you have to get so hostile. After all, I've seen plenty of posts on here chastising people for strictly heeding advice from this website rather than talking to real life people in sororities about these questions. Thanks for your advice but I'm not exactly on a "high horse" I merely said the many people I know in sororities have not once advised me to get recommendation letters.

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by soflogirl

With all due respect, none of my friends that I know (this # is around 10-20 girls) that got into sororities last fall had recs. One is even currently a ZTA, which is considered a "top sorority" now at FSU. I'm sure that people do get recs, but I'm not sure if its as common or as important as it maybe once was because I haven't heard of anyone getting recommendation letters. More emphasis has been placed on actually knowing the girls, I think.

Well since you know all these sorority members and know all about recruitment, I am not sure why you are on the Internet asking for advice???

You are getting very snippy with people who are only trying to help you.