Rec question

KSUViolet06 · #1 08-07-2008, 07:50 PM

This is NOT TRUE.

If you think about it, at a big school in the SEC like Ole Miss or Bama, 99% of the girls have recs. The sororities could not possibly invite back EVERY SINGLE girl who has one. It's impossible, since they can only invite back so many women each round.

The part about recruitment counselors is particularly laughable.

Please do not think that your recruitment counselor has the power to do anything if you get cut from a sorority. There is nothing she can do about it.

If you walk up to your recruitment counselor and tell her "I got cut from XYZ, but I have a rec for them, can you tell them that they have to invite me back" she's going to look at you like you're crazy.

#2 08-07-2008, 07:54 PM

These are my favorites so far:

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Panhellenic: This is another name for “Greek” so if you see signs for “Panhellenic Recruitment” this means.. Greek Recruitment.

Legacy: This is a girl who has had a mom, sister, or grandmother in a particular sorority. If my mother was a Delta Nu, I would be a legacy to Delta Nu and therefore would get special attention from the sisters of Delta Nu.

Letter of Recommendation: These are letters written by former sisters of a particular sorority recommending you to a chapter. It doesn’t matter how this woman is related to you or from what school she came from. Letters of Rec are accepted from anyone who was a member of that sorority anywhere in the nation.

Continuous Open Bidding: Some schools with smaller greek systems will offer this throughout the quarter. This is when a chapter can give a PNM a bid after the formal recruitment process is over. For example, if your roommate really wanted to join your sorority, the sisters of delta nu could give her a bid even after sorority rush is over. This is called a COB. This is not very common and does not usually happen at large Greek schools.

VP Recruitment: This is the girl who is the head of recruitment and has lots of say on who gets in and who does not.

KSUViolet06 · #3 08-07-2008, 07:58 PM

Oh wow. Yeah I would caution PNMs against taking any of that seriously.

Zillini · #4 08-13-2008, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This is NOT TRUE.

If you think about it, at a big school in the SEC like Ole Miss or Bama, 99% of the girls have recs. The sororities could not possibly invite back EVERY SINGLE girl who has one. It's impossible, since they can only invite back so many women each round.

I will attest to that. At Bama we had more PNMs with Recs than Panhellenic allowed us to invite back to 2nd round.