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Couple of thoughts on this point....
1 - As a couple of you have mentioned, it is nice to know about legacies. We have a spot on our campus recruitment applications for the PNM to list any family connections. If she lists Alpha Delta Pi yet we haven't received a legacy introduction form or official recommendation letter from the family member, we must research to find out whether or not this is true. We're happy to do that, but it is easier when the mother, sister, or grandmother sends in the form as well. Lots of times the PNM will only list her mother's first and last name - perhaps she is listed in our database under her maiden name only, and we can't verify.
2 - DISCLAIMER - I am speaking only from speculation here. Our University has not yet moved to the new NPC release figures. However, from my understanding of the way it works, chapters with traditionally higher return rates will be required to release more women earlier in the process than they have done in the past - sometimes after only having met them for a very few minutes. This will make having a recommendation all the more important and will allow the chapter to make a more informed decision based on more than just a 3 minute conversation before releasing someone. I'm not saying we'll ever get to the point where we will only retain PNMs with recommendations, just that those who do have them have a better chance at staying around the chapters who are releasing more women in the early stages of recruitment....
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