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TCU Fraternity and Sorority Life staff does not facilitate the process of securing recommendations for Potential New Members nor advise potential new members on recommendation specifics (i.e. pictures). We believe a young woman’s best chance of success in Panhellenic recruitment is to visit each chapter with a positive attitude and an open mind. Each sorority has a different process for recommendations and each sorority views recommendations differently. We have listed some FAQs below for assistance.

Looking for Panhellenic Women's Recruitment Reference Addresses

• A recommendation may include information about your talents and skills or other contributions you can make to a sorority.
• A recommendation may, or may not, include a picture for identification purposes. The best picture is one that clearly shows your face.
• An alumna has two options for recommendations: she can write a personal letter of reference or she can obtain a form from her sorority.

Why get a recommendation?

The purpose of a recommendation is to give a sorority chapter the chance to know more about you before recruitment – a more personal introduction in addition to their copy of your sorority recruitment registration form.

Are recommendations required?

TCU Panhellenic does not require recommendations. Recommendations can be a useful way for chapters to get to know and recognize a PNM prior to the recruitment process.  Membership in any sorority is mostly dependent on personality, regardless of recommendations.

If a specific organization requires a recommendation, it is dependent on the organization to obtain the recommendation, not the PNM. If you know the alumna, then you will likely receive a more personal recommendation.

How do I get a recommendation?

1. If you have a friend/relative/teacher who is an alumna of a sorority, she can give you a recommendation. You may be surprised to find out how many sorority women you know!

2. Contact your hometown Alumnae Panhellenic Association. They can help find someone to write a recommendation for you.

3. If your hometown does not have an Alumnae Panhellenic Association, you may contact the Fort Worth Panhellenic Association (www.fortworthpanhellenic.com). Even if you are not from Fort Worth, they may be able to help you with recommendations.

Where do alumnae find recommendation forms?

This differs for each sorority. TCU cannot provide any recommendation forms to fill out. Alumnae may obtain the forms and information from their inter/national websites, their sorority publications, or local alumnae chapters.

What are the deadlines to submit recommendations for TCU’s recruitment?

TCU Panhellenic does not have a deadline for recommendations; however, many hometown Panhellenic associations may have set deadlines. They may be sent to the chapters at the reference addresses all summer. Remember, recruitment begins in August, so plan accordingly!

Who should mail the recommendation and when?

The recommending alumna should mail the recommendation to her sorority. It is her responsibility-not the potential new member’s-to secure a form or write a letter and to mail it. Like anything, you don’t want to wait until the last minute! Getting the recommendations to the chapter by August 1 provides more time for them to read the letter prior to recruitment.

What about pictures/résumés/transcripts?

Some hometown Panhellenic associations may ask for specific information, such as a résumé or a photograph, from a potential new member in order to complete a recommendation. What information you provide to an alumna writing a recommendation for you is between you and that person; TCU does not specify what information, if any, should accompany a request for a recommendation.

Where should recommendations be mailed?

Recommendations should be mailed directly to the chapters at TCU; the mailing addresses are listed below.

Panhellenic Women's Recruitment Reference Addresses:

Alpha Chi Omega
Natalie Shelton
3409 Rogers Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76109

Alpha Delta Pi
Laura Grasso
TCU Box 294501
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Alpha Omicron Pi
Molly Fenton
Assistant Director of Extension & Colonization
5390 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN 37027

Chi Omega
Carolyn Lorimer
7032 Shadow Creek Court
Ft. Worth, TX 76132

Delta Delta Delta
Lindeen Shipler
6405 Malvey Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76116

Delta Gamma
Arielle Austin
3554 Stadium Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76109

Gamma Phi Beta
Susan Kruse
4100 Ridgehaven Rd
Fort Worth, TX 76116

Kappa Alpha Theta
Alex Weber
TCU BOX 294515
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Kappa Kappa Gamma
Lindsay Wilson
3236 Waits Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76109

Pi Beta Phi
Before August 1st:
Olivia Ulett
1427 Country Lakes Estates Dr.
Chesterfield, MO 63005

After August 1st:
Olivia Ulett
TCU Box 294528
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Sigma Kappa
TCU Box 294532
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Zeta Tau Alpha
Cami Thompson
3516 Lenox
Fort Worth 76107

If you need any more assistance in obtaining Recommendations/Rec. Letters, visit www.fortworthpanhellenic.com for contact information for each of our organizations. Even if you are not from the Fort Worth area they will assist you in obtaining this information.