Recommendation Caution to PNM's

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

It says that a rec is required to become initiated in our Promise Book (NM manual). However, I have been an initiated member for 4 years and I'd really like to know who wrote that rec for me, or if that rule has changed.

I've written recs for NMs after meeting them. They had no idea.

[honeychile]

In today's church bulletin, there was a blurb about a young woman about to attend an SEC school this fall. She was bright enough to mention that she was hoping to join a sorority, and if any of the church ladies would like to help her, she would be most grateful.

Now, this is my mother's church - about 150 members. I know of 6 recs she could get from this one church, and I think she's very smart doing this prior to the Mother Daughter Banquet. Whether this would work in a really large church, I don't know. But I think it's worth a try, especially for someone NOT in the South, but planning to attend an SEC school.

[Zillini]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

It says that a rec is required to become initiated in our Promise Book (NM manual). However, I have been an initiated member for 4 years and I'd really like to know who wrote that rec for me, or if that rule has changed.

We have the same policy. When we have a new member that doesn't have a rec we look for an alum in her hometown/area who would be willing to write one. If that isn't possible then one of our advisors will make a point of spending time with the NM and then write her rec. Honestly I doubt the NM knows any of this. It might embarrass her to find out that she was the only one in her whole NM class who didn't have a rec.

[sororitygirl007]

i wanna start a sorority for my highschool friends and our fellow classmates. we need help on making up a greek name that signifies beauty wealth (?) strong character. we would also need help on some ideas on what we can do to make it a good sorority. please help we need ideas on good tradicions, good fun pledge ideas, things that we could to do on a weekly basis. please any information would help :] thanks
tiffany

[SWTXBelle]

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Okay, enough fun. I'm against high school sororities. How about a National Charity League chapter? Or any one of a number of wonderful organizations for high school aged women? www.nationalcharityleague.org

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

It says that a rec is required to become initiated in our Promise Book (NM manual). However, I have been an initiated member for 4 years and I'd really like to know who wrote that rec for me, or if that rule has changed.

Delta Gamma's Executive Offices keeps a little form on each pledge/new member. I've seen mine, and it listed my sponsor (and I wrote a note to thank her!). Maybe Sigma Kappa has a similar arrangement.

[APhi4Ever]

Originally Posted by sororitygirl007

i wanna start a sorority for my highschool friends and our fellow classmates. we need help on making up a greek name that signifies beauty wealth (?) strong character. we would also need help on some ideas on what we can do to make it a good sorority. please help we need ideas on good tradicions, good fun pledge ideas, things that we could to do on a weekly basis. please any information would help :] thanks
tiffany

Please don't start a high school sorority. Beauty, wealth (?) strong character. Strong character is the most important to me.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by deadbear80

In some organizations, undergrad members can write recs. Your chapter may have secured a rec for you through someone you already knew in the chapter without your knowledge of her doing so.
I also know that some chapters will contact Alumnae Panhellenic chapters when the list of registered girls comes out (especially when recruitment is deferred) to try to get recs that way. So you just never know...

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

I've written recs for NMs after meeting them. They had no idea.

Originally Posted by Zillini

We have the same policy. When we have a new member that doesn't have a rec we look for an alum in her hometown/area who would be willing to write one. If that isn't possible then one of our advisors will make a point of spending time with the NM and then write her rec. Honestly I doubt the NM knows any of this. It might embarrass her to find out that she was the only one in her whole NM class who didn't have a rec.

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Delta Gamma's Executive Offices keeps a little form on each pledge/new member. I've seen mine, and it listed my sponsor (and I wrote a note to thank her!). Maybe Sigma Kappa has a similar arrangement.

I guess everyone in my chapter is illegitimately initiated. I asked the Advisory Board Chair and the New Member Educator and they both say we don't do recs even though it is our National policy to have one.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Please see link below.

http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/hilights/pnm_message.cfm

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by APhi4Ever

Please don't start a high school sorority. Beauty, wealth (?) strong character. Strong character is the most important to me.

yea i found it pretty funny "beauty & wealth" were mentioned before "strong character".

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Please see link below.

http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/hilights/pnm_message.cfm

I was just about to post this link!

Apparently Theta is not the only GLO cautioning against these websites if Pahellenic is involved! I hope this goes out to all the Panhellenic members!

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I guess everyone in my chapter is illegitimately initiated. I asked the Advisory Board Chair and the New Member Educator and they both say we don't do recs even though it is our National policy to have one.

Is it possible that your chapter hasn't been doing it correctly? Even Advisory Board Chairs can be wrong. Read your constitution and established rules (sometimes known as policies and procedures) for yourself and find out.

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Please see link below.

http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/hilights/pnm_message.cfm

I wonder if AGD will issue a similar statement regarding RIFs and 3rd party companies considering one of our members is guilty of running one of those 3rd party sites?

[Benzgirl]

^^^^I would like to think so. Maybe we can put a bug in their ear.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Please see link below.

http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/hilights/pnm_message.cfm

On a scale of 1-10, paying for a rec must rate about a 200 on the Tacky-o-meter!