Why are recs absolutely necessary at some schools, while not expected at others?

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

In one rec I wrote, for a woman rushing a Midwestern university, I included newspaper articles concerning her underage drinking bust...

Originally Posted by amIblue?

And I would simply not send a rec instead of doing this.

So...you don't send a rec. How is the chapter supposed to know if you don't tell them?
Really and truly, those ***warning*** recs are more valuable than the ones for the (presumably) "good" girls.
Please alumnae...if you know something, alert the chapter! Don't assume that if there's no rec, they won't pledge that candidate!