[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Having a recommendation doesn't guarantee you anything. You are using anecdotal evidence from your limited experience to council other women which could torpedo their recruitments. Like ASTalumna06 said, without recs, you might have had no invitations. There are many organizations which REQUIRE a recommendation or use the lack of a recommendation as an easy cut for the first round. Sorry you were released despite having recommendations, but there's no use telling others that they aren't needed.

Her argument would actually make more sense if she didn’t have any recs, and was still invited back to 6 houses. But how she could have recs to nearly all of the houses and then tell someone else not to get them is beyond me.

I actually read over this again…

Originally Posted by Gatorbaby

I didn't think reccommendations were that pivotal in a decision. In fact, I secured recs for all the houses at UF (nearly...excepting DPhiE, I believe), and I was dropped by 9/15 houses after round 2.
So, from my understanding and personal experience, recs can only pull you through to round 2. From then on, you're on your own. Get them if you have the time, que sera if you don't.

.. and realized that she actually said, “I didn’t think recs were that important, but I still got one for almost every house… you need recs to get past the first round… but you don’t need to get them if you don’t have the time.”

Uh… der… what?