Gosh, as far as I know that's absolutely not true. We used to get a photocopy of your rush information from Panhell that basically just told us if you were a legacy, a copy of a picture if provided and a rec if provided. Given the number of rushee's coming through that was a lot to deal with. We had neither the time nor the will to worry about who didn't have recs for us but had them for several other houses.
Anyway, good luck. I'm sure you'll do great. Make sure to keep up posted on how things go!!!