recommendations

Is she hot and have a good personality? if then she'll do fine. However, typically if you know a couple actives in a sorority during rush they'll give her more of a chance if they like her. It helps if she knows people but that's not really the deciding factor in most cases.

Get them if you can. No need to bend over backwards but if there are some that are easy to get, I don't know why she wouldn't. The rec letters can only help. Plus, while Wisco isn't Mizzou, Indiana, Illinois or Miami of Ohio in terms of Midwest schools with competitive sorority rush, make no mistake, it's slowly getting up there.

Out of state girl who knew absolutely nobody coming here. I got recs because my grandma wanted to right one for me, but all my friends didn't get them. I'm in a top tier and rush really isn't that competitive here. For me, it had nothing to do with putting on a show for the top house or making sure you reapplied your lip gloss, but when you were at a house you meshed well with, the conversation was very easy going and fun, you could tell that the active was having a good time, and time flew( which is saying something when you're in a crowded un-air conditioned room in August). Everyone is given just as much of a shot whether they have recs or not and everyone truly finds their place :)