rec letters

[smusgraves]

Originally Posted by rusheee

Just rushed at SMU and you should definitely have recs. At least 1 each, but 2-3 per chapter is great if you can get any additional letters. They should be in by the fall, but you have at least six months so don't get too freaked out!

My biggest piece of advice for rushing at SMU is to get involved on campus as early as you can - Student Foundation, Program Council, club sports, commons council, etc - this is really the best way to meet sorority women.

Thanks so much! How did you go about getting letters?

[rusheee]

Originally Posted by smusgraves

Thanks so much! How did you go about getting letters?

I actually made a thread last month because I was freaking out about getting the last few letters. You're way ahead of me - I had one letter one month out, but I ended up with one for each chapter by recruitment. My more organized friends had 2-3 for each house which is why I recommend so many.

Here's the link http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=224976 but I got letters from my mother's friends, two from my area alumnae groups, and a couple from older friends. Some of the SMU sororities allow current members at a different school to write a letter. This isn't necessarily preferred, but would be fine for your second or third letter.

Last little tip, there are casual get-to-know-you events (there were like 2 for each chapter this year) in the fall that cost like a $5 donation to attend. Go to all of them and meet as many girls as you can!

[honeychile]

I tend to give this bit of advice on all recs: if you attend a house of worship, that's a great place to get recs. ALL of mine were somehow connected to my church.

You can ask your (church/temple) secretary to put something in the bulletin to the effect of, "Pammy PNM is planning to attend SMU, and is interested in joining a sorority. If anyone would please help her with recs, she would greatly appreciate it!" Or, you could network to your heart's content!

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I tend to give this bit of advice on all recs: if you attend a house of worship, that's a great place to get recs. ALL of mine were somehow connected to my church.

You can ask your (church/temple) secretary to put something in the bulletin to the effect of, "Pammy PNM is planning to attend SMU, and is interested in joining a sorority. If anyone would please help her with recs, she would greatly appreciate it!" Or, you could network to your heart's content!

I concur with checking with all the church ladies. The ladies at my church LOVE LOVE LOVE to sit around and write recs.

Our church does not have the bulletin option, however, there is a private Women's Ministry Facebook page. Those pages seem to be common, at least in my area. That would be another great place to network. One post in that group and you can reach several hundred women.

There is no one size fits all when it comes to finding alumnae women. Get creative and network! It's always easier than PNMs imagine.

[Titchou]

My church has Senior Sunday and prints a list of all the graduates. We all use that to contact the girls graduating to see if they need a rec.