GreekChat.com Forums
Celebrating 25 Years of GreekChat!

Go Back   GreekChat.com Forums > Alumni Involvement
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

» GC Stats
Members: 326,151
Threads: 115,590
Posts: 2,200,410
Welcome to our newest member, 420Greek
» Online Users: 806
4 members and 802 guests
Cookiez17, UW_dawg, Xidelt
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-29-2013, 05:53 AM
christie728 christie728 is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 2
my letter

Letters of recommendations

Last edited by christie728; 05-30-2013 at 10:55 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-29-2013, 05:57 AM
amIblue? amIblue? is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Shackled to my desk
Posts: 2,951
1. Recs do not have to be from alumnae that attended your school. They are best from women that you know in real life who belonged to any chapter of the sorority at your school. There's about a million threads on here about getting recs.

2. There is no need to post the same question in multiple threads.

3. Good luck!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-29-2013, 06:39 AM
ThetaPrincess24 ThetaPrincess24 is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 5,725
If you aren't attending until 2017, you have plenty of time to meet women in person from sororities, not on the interwebs! Use these next few years to get involved in leadership and community volunteering. Ask your teachers. If you play sports, ask your coaches. If you attend church, get involved and ask around. If you work, or plan to, ask your boss and coworkers. You will likely meet sorority women doing that. Chicago should also have a fairly large Alumnae Panhellenic. Use their resources closer to the time to help you find letters of recommendation. They may even do informational sessions at your high school or part of Chicago. If they do, GO.
__________________
Kappa Alpha Theta-Life Loyal Member
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-29-2013, 06:42 AM
knight_shadow knight_shadow is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 14,144
^^ I think c/o 2017 = starting fall 2013
__________________
*does side bends and sit-ups*
*doesn't lose butt*

Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-29-2013, 07:42 AM
Katmandu Katmandu is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 938
Two words of advice...STOP NOW.

Don't post anything else now. When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

Look among your teachers, friends' parents, coaches, work acquaintances and church/civic friends for recs. Ask everyone you know, including male friends (their mothers and wives may be in sororities) . Be prepared to provide good quality non slutty photos and a resume that has your class rank, GPA, activities, interests and awards.

Clean up your Facebook page and take down any questionable photos and comments. Read Greek Chat threads about SEC recruitment. Read those threads again.

Then if you have questions, ask. Do not ever post that you are interested only in specific sororities. It is considered impolite. If you are going to be attending school in the south, polite is important. Good luck.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-29-2013, 09:26 AM
Old_Row Old_Row is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Consumer of Educational Resources
Posts: 486
Quote:
Originally Posted by christie728 View Post
Hey y'all I'm going to an incoming freshman at ole miss class of 2017 and definitely plan on rushing, but I don't know anyone who has ever gone there so I'm looking for some letters of recommendation to a sorority from any alumnae that have graduated from ole miss. I live in the Chicago area, and preferably looking into joining Pi beta phi, kappa kappa gamma, kappa delta, AOpi, Chi omega, Tri Delta, or Phi Mui. So if you've been in any of these sororities I'd really appreciate if you could message me and possibly write me a letter of recommendation.
HOTTYTODDY!
How can you be interested in only certain sororities when you haven't even met them yet?
__________________
Roll Tide!
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-29-2013, 09:52 AM
MaryPoppins MaryPoppins is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Yoknapatawpha
Posts: 1,781
Word to the wise, search for information on Greek Chat before asking questions. You do this by entering "Greekchat [School Name] Recruitment Rush" in your search engine. Since you didn't do that, I will give you the threads you most need here:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=132074

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=125443
__________________
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Kappa Alpha Theta exists to nurture each member throughout her college and alumna experience and to
offer a lifelong opportunity for social, intellectual, and moral growth as she meets the higher and broader demands of a mature life.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 05-29-2013, 10:14 AM
AZTheta AZTheta is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: N 37.811092 W -107.664643
Posts: 5,307
Quote:
Originally Posted by Old_Row View Post
How can you be interested in only certain sororities when you haven't even met them yet?

THIS is why I absolutely adore Old_Row.

To the OP: good luck. I think you forgot to mention Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Gamma, and one other sorority that's at Ole Miss... but that's all right. Somehow I think your problem will resolve itself by the second round.
__________________
"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." Bertrand Russell, The Triumph of Stupidity
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 05-29-2013, 10:39 AM
amIblue? amIblue? is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Shackled to my desk
Posts: 2,951
Holy cow! I totally missed that she was only interested in certain ones.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 05-29-2013, 12:37 PM
honeychile's Avatar
honeychile honeychile is offline
Super Moderator
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Counting my blessings!
Posts: 30,863
Quote:
Originally Posted by AzTheta View Post
THIS is why I absolutely adore Old_Row.

To the OP: good luck. I think you forgot to mention Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Gamma, and one other sorority that's at Ole Miss... but that's all right. Somehow I think your problem will resolve itself by the second round.
I know that I felt very special about the OP not wanting to be bothered with a colony - and I'm currently in Chicago.
__________________
~ *~"ADPi"~*~
Proud to be a Macon Magnolia
"He who is not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 05-29-2013, 01:53 PM
greekdee greekdee is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 465
OP -- I believe Ole Miss is requesting recs be in no later than September 2nd, but try not to skid in at the 11th hour. Plus, alumnae who do recs often get covered up with them in the summer; you will also risk problems contacting people due to vacations, etc. The sooner you get on this, the better.

And be sure to keep all the Ole Miss sororities on your interest radar. This is one competitive recruitment you're heading into, and an open mind to all houses is very needed for a successful outcome. All the sororities have so much to offer!
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 05-29-2013, 02:14 PM
DeltaBetaBaby DeltaBetaBaby is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: ILL-INI
Posts: 7,207
Send a message via AIM to DeltaBetaBaby
Quote:
Originally Posted by honeychile View Post
I know that I felt very special about the OP not wanting to be bothered with a colony - and I'm currently in Chicago.
I could probably find her a Phi Mu rec in the Chicago area. If I wanted to.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 05-29-2013, 04:54 PM
exlurker exlurker is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: U.S.
Posts: 3,322
Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby View Post
I could probably find her a Phi Mu rec in the Chicago area. If I wanted to.
Priceless! Another example of why I love a lot of DeltaBetaBaby's posts.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 05-29-2013, 06:30 PM
MaryPoppins MaryPoppins is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Yoknapatawpha
Posts: 1,781
__________________
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Kappa Alpha Theta exists to nurture each member throughout her college and alumna experience and to
offer a lifelong opportunity for social, intellectual, and moral growth as she meets the higher and broader demands of a mature life.
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 05-29-2013, 06:36 PM
Titchou Titchou is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sweet Home Alabama
Posts: 4,594
Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby View Post
I could probably find her a Phi Mu rec in the Chicago area. If I wanted to.
And I could find her a DG one but she doesn't want it - so neither do I!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Hello I am Requesting Information rch480 Introductions 4 11-17-2010 10:42 AM
Requesting Initiation Shane Foley Lambda Chi Alpha 5 07-11-2007 02:25 PM
Requesting information dever860 Lambda Chi Alpha 19 04-26-2007 03:41 PM
All GC'ers - requesting your help aephi alum Greek Life 12 06-12-2002 12:11 AM
Requesting Prayers for the Bar! Happydaysf91 Alpha Kappa Alpha 14 07-18-2001 09:42 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:35 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.