What I'm starting to wonder about in regards to recs is, not so much are they over-the-top, but at what point does the number of recs become over-the-top. I've sent a lot of recs to Alabama, where it's never been unusual for PNMs to try to get 3 or 4 recs to every chapter.
Now, the Panhellenic website says that no more than two should be sent in. I don't recall seeing this prior to this year:
"While it is common to send multiple Recommendations/References to one sorority from separate alumnae; it is unnecessary at UA to exceed more than two. As such, please use personal discretion when deciding on how many Letter of Recommendations/References will be sent on your behalf."
http://uapanhellenic.com/index.php?o...d=15&Itemid=32
I can't imagine the paperwork involved with these recs, especially at Bama where you have 2000 PNMs, many sending in 3-4 recs and the bulk arriving in June and July. Yikes. Wouldn't want to be recruitment chair. Also, a Bama sorority member recently told me that any PNM who has more than two recs sent in needs to make sure the additional ones are outstanding and worth the sorority's time to read. Of course, this was one active in one chapter at one school.
I know on the Panhellenic website for Tennessee, each sorority lists how many recs are required, which is one. Also, the UGA website now says "Many PNMs attempt to secure one recommendation from each sorority that we have represented on our campus (17) prior to the beginning of the recruitment process."
I'm starting to get the idea that one rec for each chapter is fine, and that as time goes on, more than two may be seen as treading into over kill territory.
Thoughts?