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Obviously, nobody can give information about membership selection (and I'm not even privy to that information anymore since I retired from volunteering), but just because anybody can write a rec doesn't mean all recs are assessed equally. Since anybody can do a rec for a PNM for Alpha Gamma Delta now, anybody can view what information is included in a rec. We call it a recruitment information form, not a recommendation (and that's been true as long as I've been a member). It's just data- name, basic info, transcripts, resume info.
I know recs are a big deal in the SEC. MOST schools in my area have no idea what to do with one when/if they get one. I think that's true for most schools in the country. They are extremely rare and were usually used only for legacies up here in the Great Lakes area. The one exception would be Indiana. Even where they are used, all the same information is on the transcript and resume that they have to submit for recruitment. They get into college based on recommendation letters that could have been written by anybody. Sure, there are anecdotes about particular instances where a 'no rec' was done and it was a good thing, but there are a gazillion instances where a member has to be suspended because of her behavior even though she had a glowing rec from some alumna who may or may not have even met her.
Maybe not the popular opinion here, but probably the realistic opinion up north.
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