<p>NaperMom…there are many active Panhellenic groups who are willing to help young women who are going through recruitment not only at Alabama but across the US. I would suggest looking to see of there is one in the particular that a pnm lives and reaching out to them. Another suggestion I give girls is that they reach out to the local alum group of the college or university they are going to attend. For example Alabama has a very vibrant group in the Chicago area and I know for a fact that it contains sorority women as well as parents of young women who are current members…great connections here. Pnms should as their teachers at school, women at their church, parents friends, co-workers…anyone and everyone. I thin that they will be surprised how many greek women are out there. I know that it seems like they aren’t out there but you would be very surprised…you just have to start asking and looking. It’s interesting because sometimes it has a snowball effect…you find one woman , who then knows another and so on and so one. If pnms google the various sorority alumnae groups around their area they can also reach out to them for recs. When doing this make sure that your resume is is in tip top shape (remember a sorority resume is different form one you would use to apply for a job). Offer to meet with the sorority woman. Many of us write tons of recs for young women we don’t personally know but I will not write a rec for a girl if I have not spoken with her on the phone or skyped and have seen her resume prior to writing the rec.
The days of receiving an automatic bid because you are a legacy are long gone. I helped/spoke with over 150 young women who went through recruitment at Alabama last year…all but 1 received bids and many were first generation greeks.
While process may seen “larger than life” and a daunting one if girls are organized and start looking for recs early they should find at least 1 rec per house.<br>
There’s lots of help out there for the first generation greek pnm…they just have to diligent and look for it.</p>