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cuts without recs?

by: pnn   

are there any houses that you know will cut you if you don't have a rec? I have recs for most houses, but theres a few I havent secured yet, so I'm just checking to see what houses I still have a chance with. I'm OOS north, 3.4 unweighted gpa, and a pretty good social resume.

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#1by: 65678ew   
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There is one house, I think Theta, that does not need recs. Others say they do and so you should get at least one per house.

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by: pnn   

at the greek life bama bound session they said that recs weren't required, and they would work for you, but not against you if you don't have them. is this not true?

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by: STOP HATING   

and the hate on theta continues....

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No hate. They have been clear in their materials they don't require recs. A national thingy.

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by: but   

alot of other houses here don't require recs.

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by: !   

Get recs for every house. How many times do we have to say this? All of Old Row will drop you automatically for not having at least one rec. top of New Row probably does too.

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by: Ugh   

The annoying thing is they let PNM's with horrible GPAs rush and then don't give weaker recruiting houses like mine big enough release figures to cut them🙄 So either we're the bad guys for cutting more than Panhellenic suggests, or we're the bad guys for having a bad GPA. Can't win. Thanks Panhellenic

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#2by: 321   
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The only house I didn't have a rec for last year was DG and I had them until sisterhood, I ranked them below my top 3 for pref tho. They might be more lenient on recs, but that could have changed from last year

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At a minimum if you are OOS north, you want to be sure to have your new row recs for sure.

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#4by: Really   
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Like who?

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by: hgds   

like Pi Phi, Zeta, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi\n\n\n\n\n

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#5by: msdf   
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A lot of houses don't require recs, however, understand that its you and 3000 other girls. at this point you cant change your gpa or magically become nick sabans niece, so recs are the only competitive edge you can control. youll have a great rush experience regardless, but I immediately got dropped from the 3 houses I didn't have recs for and that was something I regretted not putting more effort into.

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You will not have a great rush if you don't have recs. I know of at least 7-8 houses that cut for no recs. Doesn't matter if you have 4.0. No rec = dropped

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#6by: active   
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It's not that recs are "required" so much as it is that it may put you at a disadvantage to not have them. If it's a plus for girls who have them, and neutral to not have any, then you are automatically behind them.

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by: Ummm   

Recs are required for at least half the houses. As in they can't give you a bid if you don't have a rec.

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#7by: active   
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A lot of houses DO NOT require recs for them to extend a bid to you. However, recs are seriously suggested because they show you're serious about Greek life and they show you're at least somewhat knowledgable about the process. I strongly suggest looking really hard for recs for all houses... At least one per house, but two per house would be ideal.

Most sororities at Bama have huge nationals, a quick google search for local alum chapters isn't too hard.

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by: Ftd   

MOST houses require recs.stop giving out wrong info.

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by: Active   

I think they meant like their nationals literally requires it, because in truth most don't. The only one I can think off the top of my head that people say you actually need one to pledge is Chi O, there may be more. But at Bama it's a "requirement" because of how many girls there are and how deep we have to cut.

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#8by: hgds   
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oh, and some houses actually are impressed if you have multiple recs (but not more than 3 or 4). they see it as a signal you are really interested and wanted to make sure they got done so you got more than needed. so if you are worried bout your status it is a way to get noticed a little more in advance.

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#9by: Yep   
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My house drops you after 1st round if you do not have a rec. no questions asked. If you don't make every attempt to get a rec for every house and you end up having a bad rush, you can only blame yourself.

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#10by: Xx   
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I wish Panhellenic would be more honestly about recs, because most OR house will cut you after IWT if you don't have recs. It is a disservice to northern girls to tell them it's option when it really isn't

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