Schools where you absolutely positively need recs

[33girl]

Originally Posted by greekmomjo

Any recruitment where more girls go thru than there will be spots for, is competitive, some places are super competitve. Panhell offices that tell parents that recs "don't matter, don't worry about them" do PNMs a great dis-service

Unless it's a school with a bed rush like Indiana U, there is no such thing as "more girls going through than there will be spots for." Quota is the number of girls at pref (or earlier, which means even MORE spots usually) divided by the number of sororities. There is a spot for everyone if they keep an open mind.

[sydney bristow]

Originally Posted by greekmomjo

recs and alum letters of support contribute to what my house calls "pre-rush score"--(grades, community service, high school involvement contribute too)

Nononononono this is bordering on membership selection and although I don't know which group you belong to I KNOW they wouldn't want this posted on a message board...

[Senusret I]

Georgetown



psyche lol

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Georgetown



psyche lol

I wonder if you need them in Georgetown, KY.

[GammaPhi88]

Southern Methodist University
Indiana University

[psusue]

Definitely not Penn State. That would just be too weird.

Also it may be helpful here to link this thread to the one about how to secure recs, because that will most certainly be the next question on the PNMs minds.

[Senusret I]

The only thing you need in georgetown, ky is to not be there for long. lol

[knight_shadow]

TCU?

[greekmomjo]

TCU for SURE you need recs. I've been asked to contribute/find friends to do MORE letters DURING recruitment to help a girl's score go up. Those girls in Texas take this very seriously, and especailly if you are NOT from Texas, you'd better have strong alum support from "back home". I have found (from the alum side) that SMU is very similar, and the top houses are darn near impossible to crack there unless you have pull inside the house.

[KSUViolet06]

Clemson's Panhellenic site has a page about recs. I would assume they are something that a lot of girls will have.

[LoggerTheta]

It's my impression that recs are extremely helpful at the University of Washington. (Though maybe not absolutely necessary.) Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[AlphaXi_Husky]

Originally Posted by LoggerTheta

It's my impression that recs are extremely helpful at the University of Washington. (Though maybe not absolutely necessary.) Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Helpful, yes...absolutely necessary, no.

[KSUViolet06]

Isn't UCF a school where recs are becoming increasingly more necessary?

[bear_down]

The University of Arizona

[GTAlphaPhi]

Does anyone have any input on Canadian schools? I know Greek life isn't nearly as big as it is in the U.S. (in general; I can't speak for particular schools), but it'd be interesting to know.