The fallacy of Sorority Recs?

[James]

Ok I was talking to some NPC members about sorority recs.

This is my understanding of the situation:

At some scholols recs are vital. The lack of a recomendataion is a barrier to entry into a sorority and will likely get a PNM cut by the second round.

In the interest of fairness NPC generall has a policy that its the responsbility of the Chapter to get girls recomendations that don't already have them.

I have been told that the above very rarely happens. So that a girl that doesn't have a rec to start is mostly SOL.

Here are some talk points:

1. If eveyone you are cosidering has a recomendation, doesn't that diminish the value of them unless they come from someone with status in the sorority?

2. If NPC is acknowledging that the rec system is unfair and maybe even inane by asking each chapter to go get Recs for girls without them, why not just pass a rule that recs are unnecessary?

3. Shouldn't local NPCs enforce the Chapter-Go-Get-A-Rec Rule by making it a Rush infraction for a chapter to NOT get a rec for a girl that wants to RUSH that chapter?

And this one is way out there . . . but . . .

4. Isn't it possible that the writing of recs by a sorority member for a specific chapter in a specific system is actually a violation of the spirit of RUSH guidelines . . . that she is in fact pre-rushing that girl for that chapter? I mean she is writing a recomendation that assumes they are talking about her placement.

5. Am I totally getting the system wrong lol?