Why are recs absolutely necessary at some schools, while not expected at others?

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Originally Posted by Titchou

1) That's my term for it - hence the quotation marks around it.

2) What your GLO requires, I do not know. I only know the way we do it. I won't argue with the procedures of yours if you won't argue with mine.

No argument intended, but I think this is an interesting discussion of why we do what we have always done -- and if this really serves the purpose that we think.

One of those changes (previously mentioned) over the years has been the number of OOS PNMs. I'm just not convinced that a Bama pledge class that is about 78% OOS is/was dependent on "proper SEC recs," since OOS alums are far less likely to be familiar with such a local concept or culture.

Originally Posted by Titchou

3) That's public information as it is on her transcript and her class schedule. Putting it in those terms on a rec - in a proper way - is calling it to the chapter's attention - particularly if she becomes a "rush crush."

I don't agree that this is public information -- but this information is easy to access and interpret on a PNM's transcript (both official and unofficial -- submitted with the PNM's consent and knowledge).