REC LETTER ANXIETY

[AZWildcat]

Okay, I actually went to a panhellenic alumni website for another city in my state, and it provided contact information for rec letters unlike the other website did. I emailed the chapters by the emails provided and I will wait to hear back over the next week or so. I already have experience waiting for replies from alumni chairwomen and it totally makes sense considering it's summer. I will just have to be patient! If they are not able to help me I will do what KD4Me suggested. It's turning into almost a hassle though! I've been scurrying around for a couple weeks now trying to get this taken care of and considering they are not required I'm almost starting to just give up because I'm wondering if it's even worth it at this point, especially since rush is in a month.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by AZWildcat

Okay, I actually went to a panhellenic alumni website for another city in my state, and it provided contact information for rec letters unlike the other website did. I emailed the chapters by the emails provided and I will wait to hear back over the next week or so. I already have experience waiting for replies from alumni chairwomen and it totally makes sense considering it's summer. I will just have to be patient! If they are not able to help me I will do what KD4Me suggested. It's turning into almost a hassle though! I've been scurrying around for a couple weeks now trying to get this taken care of and considering they are not required I'm almost starting to just give up because I'm wondering if it's even worth it at this point, especially since rush is in a month.

I am curious... why are you just now looking for recommendations? I understand that you are in a rush (no pun intended) because recruitment is next month. That doesn't mean that alumnae can put aside their lives and other demands on their time for you. If this is all becoming more trouble than it is worth to you, it is completely your decision continue or not.

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by AZWildcat

At my school recs are not required and many girls get into their top choices without them but they help you stand out so I would really like to get all of them.

How do you know that? Did you hear it from sorority members because they would be the only ones who know for sure? Or are you relying on gossip? If you heard it directly from sorority members then you obviously know sorority members so why haven't you already worked those connections?

Originally Posted by AZWildcat

It's turning into almost a hassle though! I've been scurrying around for a couple weeks now trying to get this taken care of and considering they are not required I'm almost starting to just give up because I'm wondering if it's even worth it at this point, especially since rush is in a month.

If you think it is a hassle then welcome to college where you will have to work much harder to achieve your goals. Starting to look for your recommendations a month before for recruitment is pretty late and you are asking total strangers to do a favor for you without much time.

If Arizona Theta says they are required then I definitely believe her! She is a smart lady and knows about this stuff!

[adpiucf]

Do the best you can. Continue to contact alumnae. You may end up with multiple recs to the same sorority; better safe than sorry. I'm sure it is stressful, and you've learned your lesson about sorority recruitment/procrastination/whatever the lesson is to be learned. Good luck with recruitment. Do what you can and keep asking people. There are lots of threads on Greek Chat about securing recommendations and how to find alumnae. Do a search and read through the stickied threads.