Thank you to the GC posters!

[Meanjean]

I understand completely why the panhellenic council at the school and all of the chapters stress that recs are totally optional. But I think that the girls to whom they are doing the biggest disservice are the ones who don’t have any familiarity with greek life and with this kind of competitive recruitment. I would bet that the majority of the in-state girls came into recruitment with all of their recs done.

What if they said something like ‘recommendations are not necessary, but can be an excellent way to introduce yourself to each chapter.’ They could follow up with suggestions for how to seek them out. (Teachers, family friends, local alumnae panhellenics.) It would not have been too difficult if we had done it in a more timely fashion, and if we had felt more of a sense of urgency. The mixed messages about their worth made us hesitant to push too hard.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by Meanjean

I understand completely why the panhellenic council at the school and all of the chapters stress that recs are totally optional. But I think that the girls to whom they are doing the biggest disservice are the ones who don’t have any familiarity with greek life and with this kind of competitive recruitment. I would bet that the majority of the in-state girls came into recruitment with all of their recs done.

Depending on the state you're talking about--you are absolutely right. My niece rushed at one of the SEC schools last year as an in-state girl, but she insisted she didn't need recommendations because that's what her friends told her. Needless to say, I mobilized women from every chapter on her campus to get her documents in. I worry that some great girls are missing out because they don't have that inside edge, especially as some SEC schools start heavily recruiting from out-of-state.