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lower tiered houses

by: Pnm   

It turns out after reaching out to all friends, family, Panhellenic etc, I was not able to find recs for the lower tier houses like AOPI, DZ, Theta etc I found recs for every other house though.. should I worry about finding recs for these houses or no?

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#1by: ...   
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I would keep looking bc those are good houses

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#2by: X   
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I would keep looking. Even if they are "lower tier" houses, you might end up loving them on IWT and kick yourself for not getting a rec if they end up dropping you. Don't think you're above certain houses before you even get a bid anywhere

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#3by: Ff   
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Reach out to their nationals. There might be an alum group in your area that would have members willing to write you a rec. Also, if your parents have LinkedIn accounts, you can lo gin under their accounts and search for those sororities and it will pull results of anyone they're connected to that have those houses listed in their profile. You may be more connected to alums of those houses than you think.

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#4by: ...   
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You need to try to find recs for all of the houses regardless of where you think they are ranked in a "tier". Who knows. They could end up your sisters if you find a rec. Give every single house a fair chance and an open mind during rush.

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#5by: hmm   
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It's weird that you can't find recs for these houses especially considering that houses like Theta, GPB, and DG have incredibly strong nationals and they have chapters all across the nation....


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by: yep   

Yep. Certainly not a coincidence. I know girls who have avoided getting recs for bottom houses because they think that will get them dropped from them. I'm curious though, if that's OP's endgame, why is she posting here about it. Curious.

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#6by: PNM   
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DZ is not a strong national chapter. I also don't live where Thetas are prominent. The colleges in my area don't even have Thetas

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by: yep   

Doesn't matter if the colleges near you have theta. What matters is if there is an alumni group near you. And with Theta, I PROMISE you there is one. Theta's one of the strongest nationally.

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by: Jo   

Try the LinkedIn search recommended above. I never thought of that, but it's smart!

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by: u   

Theta is very prominent on the West Coast at schools like USC, UCLA, ASU, U of A and others. Along with some schools in the north like Penn State, MSU and others. It is also very good at the chapters in Texas.

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by: K   

Literally no one cares where Theta has chapters.

Weird way to self rank Theta.

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by: stop   

^ It's not self ranking, everyone knows theta is strong nationally.

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by: lol   

The OP is literally said she can't find recs for certain houses, Theta being one of them. The replies are mentioning Theta's nationals and various chapters because honestly it's weird that someone can't find an alum chapter in their state. Theta, GPB, and DG all have strong nationals, that's not self ranking lol, that's the truth. So... To the PNM, if you can't find an alum chapter then you're not looking hard enough.

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#7by: Advice   
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I can tell you that if a sorority likes you they will ask an alum to write you a rec during rush if you don't have one. IMHO recs received before rush from alums from chapters other than the one your rushing are a nice touch and might get you noticed but are ultimately worthless. I'd find out who the alum advisors are and reach out to them with this question. You should have your rush "packet" --photo, bio, etc. ready to mail out on a moment's notice by now, so send it to an alum advisor. If you've got a great GPA and were very involved in high school you should have a great rush regardless. Good luck!

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#8by: Troll HQ   
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Good job OP keep it going all summer

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