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My cousin graduated from Wake a year or two ago and she was heavily involved in Panehllenic. She had told me in the past that recs are needed for the more selective chapters, but many girls can obtain a bid without a rec. However, she would always recommend getting recs. Due to the geographic make up of the student body, there are some PNMs who have been groomed to be in a sorority their entire life that attend Wake and then PNMs who never paid much attention or didn't really know what a sorority was who decide to rush, and then there is everything in between. Wake is competitve in its own right, especially the more selective chapters. Not an all around competitiveness like SEC recruitment.
I don't think the letter that Greek Life sent out is necessarily a bad thing. I believe it is intended more for the parents of PNMs who have little to no knowledge of recruitment. Letting them know that this is an emotional experience and that the school acknowledges it and wants to support the PNM. Elon, which is not far from Wake and has certain Panhellenic similarities, has always had counselors on hand during the recruitment process - at bid signing and bid day, back to when I went through recruitment in 1997.
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