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Originally Posted by Miriverite
I guess I'm a bit curious on what the general trend with recommendations is. If it's not required by nationals, when and where and why did the trend begin? Does it only apply to specific sororities (or groups of sororities)?
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Each sorority has different policies regarding Recs. Some campuses are highly competitive when it comes to Recruitment while others aren't. Typically on those competitive campuses Recs are just another thing in addition to GPA, strong resumes, and the PNM's personality that decisions are based on. There is a limited number of PNMs that can be invited back each round. The goal is to pick the best candidates possible and therefore we want as much info as possible to make the best decisions.
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How heavily does it even factor into the bid process, because to me it seems as if the decisions are largely based on the recruitment parties instead of all the supporting information
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Careful there, you are treading dangerously close to confidential membership selection policies. However I will say that of course a PNMs personality is important, however that "supporting information" is critical too. Members should be chosen on more than just being really nice and fun to talk to. They should also bring something to the table like leadership skills, volunteering, committment to academics, etc, all of which is listed in that supporting information.
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(I mean, seriously that's a lot of stuff to read through).
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Yup, it is. And we read every single line of every single one. Last year my chapter received over 1300 Recs.