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Originally Posted by auburnmom2007
on the website it said recs were not necessary, if the sorority needed them they would get them for the rushee I am now thinking this was a huge mistake on our part not knowing how important this was if there was such limited space with 1200 girls rushing
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First off, I hope no one takes this the wrong way as I'm not trying to criticize anyone who has been told this and follows it. Secondly, because I've been actively involved with Bama Recuitment for more than a decade it's entirely possible that my view is completely skewed by my first hand knowledge. Thirdly, I only quoted Auburnmom because hers was the most succinct post about this topic to make my point.
With all that being said, why do folks assume "not necessary" means "not needed
at all"? From the info I've learned about all the sororities, none actually require Recs in order to participate in Recruitment. But a PNM's chances are much more slim without them when going through a highly competitive Recruitment. Why? First and foremost it's an easy cut along with grades.
All anyone needs to do is look at the the numbers that go through Recruitment on any given campus. If it's in the 1,000's then why don't PNM's do everything they possibly can to improve their chances? As with anything in life, if you are 1 out of 1,000+ it's going to be tough to stand out and make people remember you.
I have an example of how the circumstances of Recruitment were practically identical to my getting a job. Many moons ago I applied for an entry level position at a very large corporation. There were maybe 12 openings and several 1,000's of applicants. My Dad had a lot of connections with the company but told me I had to "stand on my own two feet". Despite a solid resume with experience in that field, I didn't even get an interview. A year later the same entry level positions opened up. This time Dad made some calls. His connections couldn't promise me a job, but they did make
recommendations and I got an interview. Then it was up to me and I "wowed" the interviewers enough to get the job.
I don't look at this as a "who you know" vs "what you know" thing. Instead I view it as employers having 1,000's of candidates for a handful of positions. Even if they wanted to they couldn't review every application and resume they received and interview every single candidate. That would take years! They needed to whittle down the pool. I learned later the first cut was anyone who didn't have a college degree. The second was anyone who didn't have at least a certain college GPA. That still left several hundred applicants and they only planned on interviewing less than 100. So they looked at recommendations. Sound familiar?
Is it fair? Maybe not, but it's real life.
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