My Rush

[UF56]

As a recent alum from UF I would say you need to try to get a rec for most sororities there. I can think of 7 where without having one will probably get you cut after 1st round and the only reason being is that there are anywhere from 1200-1600 girls rushing and the trend is more and more PNMs are starting to have recs which goes to what kdonline was saying about honoring the automatic invite tradition for having a rec.

[adpiucf]

Honestly, if a PNM is doing enough research on her college and sorority life, she should know whether recs are necessary. If you're not sure-- get them anyway. I think it is better to be prepared and feeling confident coming in.

[FSUZeta]

but in defense of the pnms,

if they have visited their schools panhellenic website, and also visited each chapters local and national website, they attended the greek informational meeting during orientation and read any recruitment info. mailed to them, and none of that information tells them that at their school they need to have recs., but in reality they do, whose fault is that?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

but in defense of the pnms,

if they have visited their schools panhellenic website, and also visited each chapters local and national website, they attended the greek informational meeting during orientation and read any recruitment info. mailed to them, and none of that information tells them that at their school they need to have recs., but in reality they do, whose fault is that?

NPC's for not having the balls to admit that at big schools (and even at small schools sometimes) rush can be cutthroat and stressful and elitist and not all fuzzy puppies and cupcakes.

YEAH I SAID IT, IT'S FRIDAY!

[ADPi Conniebama]

Originally Posted by 33girl

NPC's for not having the balls to admit that at big schools (and even at small schools sometimes) rush can be cutthroat and stressful and elitist and not all fuzzy puppies and cupcakes.

YEAH I SAID IT, IT'S FRIDAY!

AAAAAAAAMMMMMEEEN

[DominoTheta]

Recs are a way of showing a sorority that you have taken the time to contact sisters which shows that you are interested in learning more about their sorority and the others. Get all the recs you can. I would work till I had two for each house, personally.

Good luck with recruitment! I'm very exited for you!

[islavistasweety]

Good luck with recruitment!

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by DominoTheta

Recs are a way of showing a sorority that you have taken the time to contact sisters which shows that you are interested in learning more about their sorority and the others. Get all the recs you can. I would work till I had two for each house, personally.

Good luck with recruitment! I'm very exited for you!

BUT... what if you come from an area of the country where fraternities and sororities aren't popular, and then move to a school where they are? As I stated in another thread, I live in the northeast, and literally didn't know a single soul who was in a GLO. I didn't know the first thing about sororities and quite frankly, had no interest in them because I had never been exposed to them....

... until I transferred to UF.

Fortunately, when I rushed, recs were not a requirement. I think recs put young women who grow up "sorority geographically challenged" at an unfair disadvantage.

And, secondly.. many people write recs for women they have never met. So, what good is a rec anyway?