Where are all the Potential PNMs?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

No matter how many times it's written here or discussed girl-to-girl, it's STILL the CHAPTER'S RESPONSIBILITY to get a rec.

Yes, I still believe that. A chapter has years to build up a network of alumnae contacts. If the sponsorship officer is doing her job, and her committee is helping her, there's no reason they can't find an alum sponsor 70 to 85% of the time. The PNM should not have to feel like it's all on her!


So....you do the best you can, and leave the rest to the chapter to judge.

I know that all of the SEC school's Panhellenic websites say "it is the CHAPTER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO GET RECS."

However, I find that in most cases (and this has been confirmed by several SEC GCers), the chapter IS NOT going to do it.

Sure, they'll do it for some of the girls, but think about how many PNMs there are. They just can't find one for everyone.

That's where finding them yourself comes in.

Also, I find that MOST of the girls who rush at the bigger SEC schools know the "inside scoop" in terms of the chapter securing recs. So they already know to try and get them.

Unforunately, the girls who are not "in the know" (1st generation college students, small town girls, etc) tend to actually believe the official word from Panhellenic and think that every chapter is going to take care of it and they don't need to worry about it.

I'd imagine that these are the girls who get cut the heaviest. This is part of the reason why I WISH that some of the school's Panhellenics would start just being honest with PNMs and saying something like "Chapter can't secure recs for every girl, so try your best to secure them on your own."