Are recs obsolete?

[33girl]

Yes, and I'm sure there are girls out there who think the most expensive sorority must be the best or the one w/ the highest GPA requirement has the smartest girls. They're wrong, and hopefully there aren't many rushees out there who think that way.

It's kind of apples and oranges though - I am referring to sororities WHO HAVE IT IN THEIR NATIONAL BYLAWS that all pledged members must have a rec.

[dgdramadawg]

This issue of whether or not we can say that recs are required was discussed a lot when I was at UGA, and the basic Panhel line was that because Panhel's national position is that it is the responsibility of the chapter to obtain recs, UGA's Panhel cannot say anything different on the site. I am sure that this is the reason that you don't see "You need recs for ABC, DEF, and GHI in order to pledge them" on any other schools' sites.

Some individual sorority chapters strongly suggest that PNMs should get recs prior to recruitment on their sites (I know of one house at UGA and one at LSU that do this, and I am sure there are others), but we can't really say "You need to obtain a rec to come back for Round 2/3/Prefs" in a definitive way if that is "technically" not the policy.

Yes, I know it sucks.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

This issue of whether or not we can say that recs are required was discussed a lot when I was at UGA, and the basic Panhel line was that because Panhel's national position is that it is the responsibility of the chapter to obtain recs, UGA's Panhel cannot say anything different on the site. I am sure that this is the reason that you don't see "You need recs for ABC, DEF, and GHI in order to pledge them" on any other schools' sites.

Some individual sorority chapters strongly suggest that PNMs should get recs prior to recruitment on their sites (I know of one house at UGA and one at LSU that do this, and I am sure there are others), but we can't really say "You need to obtain a rec to come back for Round 2/3/Prefs" in a definitive way if that is "technically" not the policy.

Yes, I know it sucks.

Thanks, that's what I was trying to say.

[adpiucf]

Amending what I said a while back-- what is wrong with a blurb on a school's recruitment materials such as: "While they are not required per NPC bylaws, PNMs at XYZ University are strongly encouraged to submit alumnae letters of recommendation to the alumnae's respective sorority chapters."

ETA: This spells out that you should have recs, but it does state NPC's standpoint on recs. I don't think this is misleading the PNMs.