Sorry to have been MIA for a bit!
To answer some of your questions:
It is definately NOT too late to send in rec's (we usually call them references)! Do your best to TRY, TRY, TRY to get at least one reference to each chapter at A&M. When there are so many young women going through recruitment each year, the chapters have a lot of incentive to be very selective & a reference goes a long way to help your image as a super-desirable PNM. Also, several houses have policies in place that do not allow them to invite a PNM to ANY rounds without a reference being recieved BEFORE RECRUITMENT BEGINS. It's really not THAT difficult once you get started. Let women in your family, your friends, and people in the community (high school teachers, youth group leaders, etc.) know that you are participating in sorority recruitment. Often, these women will be interested in writing a letter of recommendation for you. Usually, an Alumna will know other women from different organizations and can introduce you if you're having a hard time finding someone from a certain org.
A&M's official statement on references says:
"One of the most commonly asked questions of the Collegiate Panhellenic Council concerns references (also known as recommendations or potential new member information forms). The individual chapters are responsible for securing references, but recruitment is an extremely busy time for chapters. Therefore, you may have references sent to our eleven sororities on your behalf.
Many of our sororities require a reference form from an alumna member of their sorority before they can pledge a woman. References introduce a potential new member to the chapter telling more about the potential new member's personality, scholarship and activities. The alumna writing the reference is solely responsible for obtaining the appropriate reference form from her national organization, completing the form, and mailing it to the correct destination. You do not need to be involved in that process. The Collegiate Panhellenic Council does not have reference forms available nor can it obtain them for potential new members.
It is preferable to have references submitted to the chapters before recruitment begins. You want to provide them with as much time as is possible to become familiar with your information. References do not guarantee the potential new member a bid, nor are they essential for every sorority. References may be sent to the chapter house address"
Letters of recommendation can be mailed directly to the chapter houses at Texas A&M. Addresses are below:
Alpha Chi Omega - 1505 Olympia Way, College Station, TX 77840
Alpha Delta Pi - 1500 Athens Drive, College Station, TX 77840
Chi Omega - 1501 Athens Drive, College Station, TX 77840
Delta Delta Delta - 1503 Olympia Way, College Station, TX 77840
Delta Gamma - 1120 University Oaks, College Station, TX 77840
Delta Zeta - 1501 Olympia Way, College Station, TX 77840
Kappa Alpha Theta - P.O. Box EA, College Station, TX 77841
Kappa Delta - 1010 University Oaks, College Station, TX 77840
Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1502 Athens Drive, College Station, TX 77840
Pi Beta Phi - 1601 Munson, College Station, TX 77840
Zeta Tau Alpha - 1403 Athens Drive, College Station, TX 77840
Please address all envelopes "Attention: Recommendation Chair"
**(I just realized that I'd forgotten to post the link to the Alumnae contact info, so here it is.) Letters of recommendation are simply a letter of reference written by an alumna of a sorority to her sorority’s chapter at TAMU. Texas A&M does not have a generic form to be completed. Many local Alumnae Panhellenic Associations will provide forms to women, as will the national sorority headquarters. Go here for a list of Alumnae Panhellenic contact information.
http://studentlife.tamu.edu/greek/In...eaddresses.htm
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