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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are girls posting on our community Facebook page looking for recommendation letters to pledge their down south sororities. WTH?[/quote]

It’s a whole new world of sorority recruitment now. You need a recommendation letter to as many houses as possible or you’ll be dropped right away. [/quote]

But how is this new?? Recommendation letters from alumnae have always been a requirement for many groups in large SEC schools. It's not new. It's just not necessarily a common practice at ALL schools. (BTW, those who criticize that there would be such a requirement would be the first to scream "how did you not KNOW that the girl was a racist a$$hole?!" if an unvetted new member of sorority turns out to be so....so a letter from an alumna who has her sorority's best interest at heart can say "Hey...this young woman is hard working, smart, and kind with a heart for service. Her resume speaks for itself but I also know the family personally and would be proud to recommend her." Since women are invited to join a sorority after only one week of parties--and by one week I mean a grand total of about and 2.5 hours mingling with its current members--these letters of recommendation can be a very helpful introduction of the woman to the sorority members. And a young woman who has a recommendation letter typically will be invited to at least one round of parties as a courtesy. When there are 3,000 women going through rush, a personal reference is key. This is not unlike having a reference from a friend you know who works at a company you want to work for. Your resume is your own, and you own what happens at the interview. But having a friend "vouch" to your boss that you're a stand-up candidate can get your foot in the door and open that opportunity so that you aren't just one more resume on the pile of 3,000.[/quote]

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