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In my experience, some sororities at Vandy need a rec to offer a bid as more of a formality than anything else and in that situation will have someone write one based on the PNMs credentials, even though they have never met. I would think that in that situation the chapter will have someone write a rec and not having one before the process begins is not going to be much of a barrier to getting a bid.
On the other hand, there are those sororities that rely very heavily on recs as an introduction to the PNMs. At Vandy, these are generally the more competitive sororities and based on the recs they received in the early fall, they have made a point to get to know the PNMs they are interested in throughout the first semester, which is really the biggest benefit of having recs at Vandy. Personally, I have not seen or heard of many of these groups actively seeking out recs during recruitment. I’m sure it happens, but I do not believe that it’s the norm.
By the time recruitment rolls around in January, the more competitive sororities already know who they want and its not very common for them to suddenly meet someone new that they are interested in. If you do not already know the women in these chapters by now, odds are unfortunately pretty good that you won’t make it very far with them during recruitment. It is in this situation where not having a rec really hurts, but in all honesty, I don’t think getting a rec in now would help much since so much of the benefit is the introduction and having that first semester to meet the PNM and find out more about her. In my opinion, its just not going to be much help to get a rec in a few days before recruitment begins.
While not having recs for some of these sororities may limit your opportunities, there are PLENTY of groups at Vandy where recs are not a priority. Don’t let worrying about recs stress you out at this point!
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