Recs aren't [are!] necessary

[sydney bristow]

Originally Posted by abbeydae

Alumiyum and FSUZeta, what do girls who didn't get recs do about bids? I know there are out of state (or even in state) girls who have no connections in a house and therefore, do not know to they have to get rec letters.
What if a chapter absolutely loves a girl, but she didn't get any rec letters. Does she still get a bid?
I cannot imagine not being granted a bid because of something I wasn't informed of! Is there a way around them?

Maybe I'll get flack for this but I'm just going to say it. AbbeyDae, after reading your posts on this and other threads I think you might be bordering on becoming a classic "overconfident PNM".

You haven't even been through recruitment yet and definitely aren't in a sorority so you don't need to be saying how "your university requires them for a bid" because that simply is not true.

It's great that you have friends in chapters and are apparently Southern and it's good that you have recs too, but none of these things guarantee you a bid.

My advice? Stop posting things that aren't recruitment-related questions and read the stickies. Good luck.

[baci]

Ultimately, a sorority that truly wants you in their org will find you a rec IF you don't have one. I have witnessed this numerous times.

BUT, BUT, BUT...with the competition out there and the well prepared young ladies why would you even chance it? It just might be they have an equally qualified girl they also love that comes with a rec that could easily be offered your bid.

It simply comes down to don't take the chance.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by sydney bristow

Maybe I'll get flack for this but I'm just going to say it. AbbeyDae, after reading your posts on this and other threads I think you might be bordering on becoming a classic "overconfident PNM".

You haven't even been through recruitment yet and definitely aren't in a sorority so you don't need to be saying how "your university requires them for a bid" because that simply is not true.

It's great that you have friends in chapters and are apparently Southern and it's good that you have recs too, but none of these things guarantee you a bid.

My advice? Stop posting things that aren't recruitment-related questions and read the stickies. Good luck.

Amen!

Originally Posted by baci

Ultimately, a sorority that truly wants you in their org will find you a rec IF you don't have one. I have witnessed this numerous times.

BUT, BUT, BUT...with the competition out there and the well prepared young ladies why would you even chance it? It just might be they have an equally qualified girl they also love that comes with a rec that could easily be offered your bid.

It simply comes down to don't take the chance.

At my school almost every chapter will drop the pnms without recs after the first round. It's hard to dazzle a sorority into offering you a bid without a rec when you're never even asked back to attend the first invitational round.