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Originally Posted by windinthewillow
Where do you live, QLB817? Sorority membership is difficult to find in places like the Northeast. I sympathize with the OP. Women in the south have an easier time finding sorority members in their community.
She might have some success contacting each individual sorority's IO. There are often women designated to interviewing PNMs, and if she seems like a good fit, writing her a rec.
Agree with you about putting together a resume. A headshot is helpful too. Be sure to write a thank you note to all the women who have written recs.
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I grew up in Texas and live there now but lived in the northeast for a few years after college. There are tons of Greek alumni there and most all groups have large and active alumni groups in the major cities like Boston, NYC, etc.
Shokiara, these are my standard suggestions when pnms think they don't know any sorority women to ask for recs:
1. Start by asking everyone you know if they were in a sorority (neighbors, teachers, people from your part time jobs, women whose kids you babysat, your friends' moms and sisters, your mom and grandma's friends, women from your place of worship, etc). You literally never know!!
2. Look up all of the national sorority Facebook pages for the chapters that are ok your campus. If someone you are friends with "likes" that page, they are most likely a member. Same with alumnae group pages - if you are from, say, Chicago, look up Chicago Delta Gamma, Chicago Kappa Delta, etc to see if you know anyone who "likes" those pages.
3. Do you have any friends from home who have joined a NPC sorority at any campus?? If so, ask who wrote their recs. They may be aware of sorority connections not on your radar.
4. Last resort - if you get to where you just need a handful of recs left, post on your Facebook and tag your mother/ sisters/ grandmother (with their permission, of course)....say that your planning to go through recruitment at the University of Missouri and are still seeking recommendations from the following sororities: ABC, AAA, & XYZ. You're bound to find someone who is at least a family friend this way. I see these posts every summer on Facebook and if anyone I trust is ever tracking down a rec for my group, I try to help!
Junior rush is an uphill battle in and of itself. Best to be as prepared as you possibly can be with recs for all groups, a 3.5+ GPA, and some solid campus involvement and leadership.
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