real talk for pnm's

By this time tomorrow there will be 100's of girls who will have been cut by their "dream" house(s). It happens every year and you won't be alone. If this happens to you by Saturday, I'd like you to come back and re-read this post.

1. Remember.... IT'S NOT YOU and you probably weren't cut because you weren't good enough! The most beautiful, social, well-connected, nicest girls are being cut too.
2. There is more at play behind the scenes than you know.
3. There are far fewer slots available in reality. This is a BIG one that people don't really talk about. At FSU, 98% of the Sororities are REQUIRED to offer bids to Legacies and there are a LOT of Legacies. So let's break this down by the numbers. There are over 2000 girls rushing and about 100 slots per house. 25-50 will be taken by Legacies in the top 6-10 houses. Add another 15-25 for girls with Recs. Now add in the Upper-Classman quota and what you have left is about 25-30 slots for the average Rusher. So if you divide 2000 girls by 30, you come up with a 1.5% chance of getting a bid per house. The numbers are working against you.
4. Open your hearts to other houses than the top 5. You will end up much happier in the end.
5. Follow the "process" as far as you can then make a calculated decision of what's best for YOU. Remember if you sign a bid card you can't rush for another year & you can't accept Open Bidding.
6. Breathe.. It's going to be fine and Spring is right around the corner :)