University of Georgia NPC Recruitment 2019

[carnation]

You know why? Because there are all these websites that say that no sorority requires recs. And they don't mention how huge the early cuts are so they won't offend moms who think their darlings wouldn't possibly receive cuts.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by carnation

You know why? Because there are all these websites that say that no sorority requires recs. And they don't mention how huge the early cuts are so they won't offend moms who think their darlings wouldn't possibly receive cuts.

And we have seen on multiple FB sites the great debate of recs or no recs needed over and over and over. I have seen moms comment on how unfair it is to require them. Seriously. I have seen moms who say " well, so and so didn't have recs and got a bid."when they could not possibly know if the girl did or did not have one. I have seen moms of members rushing on the sorority side for the first time claiming their daughters say their sororities don't use recs and the daughters know this because they have never seen one. We have tried to explain about rush committees and rec committes and how recs are not trotted out In Front of the entire chapter, to no avail.

[APhi2KD]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

And we have seen on multiple FB sites the great debate of recs or no recs needed over and over and over. I have seen moms comment on how unfair it is to require them. Seriously. I have seen moms who say " well, so and so didn't have recs and got a bid."when they could not possibly know if the girl did or did not have one. I have seen moms of members rushing on the sorority side for the first time claiming their daughters say their sororities don't use recs and the daughters know this because they have never seen one. We have tried to explain about rush committees and rec committes and how recs are not trotted out In Front of the entire chapter, to no avail.

This has been the bane of my existence this summer!!! GAH!!!

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by carnation

You know why? Because there are all these websites that say that no sorority requires recs. And they don't mention how huge the early cuts are so they won't offend moms who think their darlings wouldn't possibly receive cuts.

Just now looking back to read the first part....and I can also tell you that college Panhellenics EMPHASIZE that recs aren't required. And of course panhellenics is the authority and what do we know?
I also run 3 sorority recruitment Facebook pages at two big SEC colleges, and there are several moms not only insisting their daughter got a bid without recs, but also encouraging other mothers not get them!
And no, they don't listen when we tell them that, while their fabulous daughter is beautiful, sweet, award-winning and smart with a GPA of 3.8, there are 2499 girls who are all beautiful, sweet, award-winning with GPAS of 3.9 and beyond.