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Do you even need a rec letter? Here is the honest answer, and the exact words to ask for one.

If you just found out that some chapters on your campus recommend a letter and you have no idea who would write yours, you are not behind and you are not in trouble. This free kit gives you the version nobody sells with panic: whether you need one where you are headed, who can write it, how to find someone when you do not know a single alumna, when to ask, and two copy-and-paste templates that make it easy to say yes.

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Cover of The Sorority Recommendation Letter Kit, a free guide for PNMs and the moms helping them prep

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Eight pages, free. The honest answer on whether you need a rec, how to find a writer, and two copy-and-paste templates. It lands in your inbox in seconds, whether recruitment is a summer away or next week.

Written by Hope, a two-term Chapter President, later a chapter advisor and former national sorority headquarters staff. She has sat in the room where these letters actually get used. Free.

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    • The honest answer. No campus in the country requires a recommendation to give you a bid. Where they matter in practice, where they barely register, and a table that tells you which one your campus is.
    • Who can write it, and how to find one. The rule about which alumna can write for which chapter, then the four-step search that turns up a writer even when you think you know nobody. Your mom’s network counts.
    • Timing and prep. Why the May and June cutoffs you read online are rules of thumb and not deadlines, what to hand your writer in one message, and the five mistakes that produce a thin letter.
    • Template 1, the rec request. A short version for someone you know and a full version for an alumna you have never met. Fill in the brackets, attach your resume and photo, send.
    • Template 2, the thank-you note. Handwritten is the move. Two versions, depending on whether you got to read the letter, plus the one line to send after Bid Day.

    What you’ll get

    Real pages from the kit: the rec table, the request templates, and the thank-you note.

    Inside The Sorority Recommendation Letter Kit: the rec table and both copy-and-paste templates
    The Do You Even Need a Rec page from the kit, with the table of where recommendations matter
    The honest answer, with the table of where a rec matters and where it barely registers.
    Template 1, the rec request, from The Sorority Recommendation Letter Kit
    Template 1, the rec request. Fill in the brackets and send it with your resume and photo.
    • A·LIST Greek is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by any sorority or the National Panhellenic Conference. Requirements vary by organization, campus, and council, so always check your own Panhellenic and each chapter’s national site for the rules that apply to you.