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Originally posted by dzsaigirl
I am also confused on the point of recs. At my school as well as the school I went to before (where my roommate rushed, so I knew the rules) the rushees themselves had to get recs. I have never at least heard of my group securing recs for people.
However, I know that one of the sororities has to cut people that don't have a rec, so they call and find anyone they can who knows the girl so that they can keep her!
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I don't know if this has been said before, but I'll share my understanding. The rec requirement is not really consistent across the board, and usually depends on (a) what school you are going to and (b) what sorority you end up joining.
DZSAI-one reason you probably haven't heard much about recs is that DZ does not require them. They did when I was a pledge, but they were only required before initiation took place (not before pledging), and the chapter was indeed responsible for getting the rec. I believe that is the way most NPC sororities handle it now, although I have heard a couple still require recs before a woman can be given a bid (which can be a real shame in my opinion).
As for the school--recs may not factor heavily in at your campus, and don't at alot of campuses-but to give you an example that I think you will recognize, if you go through recruitment at say, UT, you will almost definitely get lost in the mix if you DON'T have a rec. Recs there are CRUCIAL...although I don't think they are a formal requirement.... So--on the point of PNM's being responsible for recs--at your previous school, as well as many others (usually large or competitive greek systems) if a girl wanted to compete, they were, indeed, responsible for getting recs themselves.
Even at schools where recs are not crucial, they can be very helpful--and I know it doesn't usually matter if you have a bunch. 1 rec from one Greek that is sent to all houses can be enough to draw attention to you...at my school, we regularly got rec's for PNM's from a local woman who was a Chi O....just seeing that rec made us work harder to get to know that PNM (and we did not have Chi O on our campus).... Anyway, just my 2 cents...I'm sure others have different perspectives/understandings.