RUSH Tips Part 2: Letters of Reccomendation

July 29, 2015



Another thing that is really important for the whole sorority recruitment process is getting letters of recommendation from an alumna of the sorority. It just has to be someone who was a part of that sorority during their time in school and has graduated. If you are a legacy (you have a sister, mother, grandmother, or step-sister/step-mother) who was a member of that sorority they can indicate that on your letter of recommendation. One reccomendation for each sorority should be sufficient but sending more than one letter is definitely okay (I tried to send 3 to each sorority.) 

In order to help the people who agree to write you a letter of recommendation you should prepare a resume to send to them along with a picture! 

I really didn't know that many people who had been in sororities so I was not entirely sure how to go about getting letters of recommendation at first.

If you are having trouble getting letters of recommendation or are unsure of where to start this is what I would suggest: 
  • Ask your family members! Aunts, uncles, first cousins, second cousins, everyone! 
  • Family friends, or your friend's moms or sisters are also a great resource. I had some family friends who wrote me letters of recommendation and gave me other names of people to reach out to as well! 
  • Reach out to your teachers, many of them might have been in sororities in school.
  • If you're still in contact with any old babysitters, or the parents of kids you babysit for, reach out to them. 
  • If you still need letters of recommendation, you can reach out to the local alumni association, I got a few letters of recommendation by asking alumni associations! 
Seriously reach out to people! Most people are happy to help! 



Fashion Friday: Floral Dress

July 24, 2015


Today, I want to share this dress that I picked up from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! I went to lunch downtown with a friend and then we went to our favorite pumpkin patch to get doughnuts (they are seriously the best doughnuts I've ever had). This dress is so easy to throw on and its super casual, so I love it! It would also be easy to dress it up with wedges and a little bit of jewelry! Plus it's less than $30! I wore it with my Rebecca Minkoff Purse which is similar to this one from the Nordstrom Sale! 

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Nordstrom Sale Favorites!

July 23, 2015


The Nordstrom Sale is still going on until August 2nd and I wanted to share some of my favorite pieces with y'all! I separated all of my favorite things, that I realistically might buy (so I didn't include this beautiful burberry coat that I am IN LOVE with). Everything is starting to sell out, some stuff even sold out between when I made these collages and right now as I'm posting it. If It is sold out, I linked to the closest thing I could find (potentially just in a different color), and denoted it with a *.

P.S. I actually bought the romper I'm wearing at H&M for less than $20!



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Taylor Swift Concert in Chicago!

July 20, 2015

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

On Saturday, my mom and I went to a Taylor Swift Concert at Soldier Field in Chicago. It was seriously one of the best nights of my life. I have been a Taylor Swift fan since her first album and I know all of the words to all of her songs. I saw a concert on her Speak Now tour about 4 years ago and I was sad that I didn't get to go to a concert on her Red tour. A few weeks ago, my parents surprised me with PIT TICKETS for the 1989 tour in Chicago as a late birthday present. Taylor Swift is amazing live and she puts on a really good show with lots of dancers! Her openers were Shawn Mendes, who is incredible and only 16, Vance Joy who was also fantastic, and Haim. Her special guest was Andy Grammar and they sang "Honey I'm Good" together which was awesome! This was the best concert I've ever been to and our tickets were amazing, we were so close to her!! 

WARNING: Picture overload! 

Shawn Mendes Soldier Field Chicago
Shawn Mendes
Vance Joy Soldier Field Chicago
Vance Joy
Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift and Andy Grammar 1989 Soldier Field Chicago
Andy Grammar! 
Taylor Swift and Andy Grammar 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift and Andy Grammar 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago
Everyone in the audience got bracelets that lit up and changed color in sync for certain songs! 
Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Taylor Swift 1989 Soldier Field Chicago

Pit Tickets to see Taylor Swift 1989 at Soldier Field in Chicago

Pit Tickets to see Taylor Swift 1989 at Soldier Field in Chicago
Shoutout to my mom for being the best and standing in the pit with me for 6 hours. 

Fashion Friday: Burgundy Romper

July 17, 2015




The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (AKA the biggest sale of the year!) opened to the public today! I have a Nordstrom debit card so I already had access to it and when I was in Indianapolis on Monday I picked up this romper from the sale! They also had some super cute Rebecca Minkoff bags on sale and they had one in a similar color to this one that matches with a ton of stuff! I sized up in this romper because it is pretty short (I usually wear an extra small or a small but I got this in a medium), there wasn't a lot of difference between the sizes so I opted for more length.

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