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You need 2 recs per chapter at Florida. They don't care about letters of support (that's mostly a Texas thing) so forget that. All should be from women you know if at all possible (always better to have a rec for anything from someone who can speak personally).
How do you find them? First, make a list of all the chapters at Florida - or whatever school you end up attending. Then make a list of everyone you know who went to college - friends of your parents, friends' parents, teachers, Sunday School teachers, coaches, employers, neighbors, relatives,etc. Ask the women if they are in a sorority and if it's one you need. Ask the men if their wives, sisters, mothers, etc are sorority women. When you find one and she agrees to do a rec, ask if she knows anyone in the other groups you need. We Greek women know other Greek women.
It is not too early to get your list together and firm up who can do one.
THEN, work on your resume - awards, jobs, activities, etc. There are plenty of examples online. GPA, parents' Greek affiliation, any other close relatives as well.
In April, give each rec writer a packet with the resume, a copy of your transcript, the pictures (yes, good snapshots are fine - they want to be able to recognize you when you walk in the door next fall), and a large manila envelope addressed to the chapter (you can get that from the UF web site) with sufficient postage (weigh the resume, transcript, pictures, envelope and 3 plain sheets of paper so get the proper postage).
Enclose a note thanking them and letting them know how much their help means.
Three - four weeks later, send another thank you note to them. In case they haven't done the rec yet, this will spur them to do so. And be sure your Greek relatives do a rec as well.
Ignore, ignore, ignore tent talk. Make up your own mind.
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