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Sorority Alum

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Something that has been mentioned a couple of times -- that this mom has not commented back on -- are recommendations. They are critical to keeping a PNM from being released early at an SEC school. The SEC is the most competitive recruitment in the nation, and anyone preparing for it does not need to be concerned about tiers and top houses -- they need to be concerned about lining up a couple of alumnae recommendations for EVERY chapter. I've seen SEC PNMs try to rush without recs -- they were either released early (despite high GPAs, impressive resumes, friends in sororities and lots of "pretty") or they ended up voluntarily dropping because they didn't like their return invites. In recruitments and because of the release figures methodology most all Panhellenics implement now, sororities have to have a way to manage the numbers -- having recs/not having recs has become one of the tools. Mom -- you may already be on task with this, but if not, have your daughter ask women she knows if they're a sorority alum and willing to give her a rec -- teachers, relatives, neighbors, friends' mothers, ladies through church, babysitting, etc. We don't send recs until summer, but it's not too early to start getting your duckies in a row. I've already been contacted by Fall '13 PNMs heading to Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee and UGA...all total, about 12 have contacted me and we're barely into the new year. The number will grow significantly! :)