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by: sadI dropped and already regret my decision. I'm already thinking about trying again next year as a sophomore, but what are my chances... will dropping this year be held against me? Do sororities have a "once cut always cut" rule? I'm just really upset, I was really looking forward to being a part of Greek life and let my emotions get the better of me and realize now, I made a big mistake.
Comment#12 by: M.B.
Actually, spring recruitment is nothing to laugh at. After all, some members graduate in December, which leaves open spots. Members transfer to other colleges. And, believe it or not, all nationals would rather have their respective chapters fill that spot and be at full capacity. Just because your sorority operates "perfectly" one year is no guarantee that it will the next year. My cousin's sorority - at another school - had one opening last January and they bid one girl right away. Members who join in other ways besides fall formal recruitment (or through deferred/spring formal recruitment at other schools) shouldn't be ridiculed for doing so. At least they've found their home!
by: GuestAug 23, 2015 11:19:01 AM
....no one is ridiculing spring members..? It's just not many spots are available and they are usually reserved for member's friends.
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by: #Aug 23, 2015 2:52:57 PM
I get a sense that some people do look down on those types of bids and I agree that that's terrible. It's better than having to wait another year or not going Greek if you really want to.
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by: GuestAug 23, 2015 3:55:58 PM
They weren't steered toward anywhere. The other houses wanted other girls more. And since most of the other girls also wanted the same houses, the houses could be more selective.
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by: GreekAug 23, 2015 6:22:21 PM
Every house had a quota to fill and every house has a standard! Now the higher tiered houses can be most selective and then it trickles down. There were over 2000 girls this year! No steering involved when the houses you choose don't choose you the computer then looks for houses that do want you- even if you did not choose them!
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by: GuestAug 23, 2015 4:06:01 PM
It's a mutual matching process, and they did not match up. So you have them see a sorority that actually did want them and ranked them high. It's not the end of the world to go through a preference of a house you did not want if you would be doing nothing otherwise.
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by: noAug 23, 2015 4:47:25 PM
you are just not getting it. its a mutual matching process. it worked the way it was supposed to work. This is real life - its the first experience of this age where not everyone "is getting the trophy" anymore. You can be pretty, a cheerleader, thin, academic and you can be dropped. sorry, thats life.
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by: GreekAug 23, 2015 6:29:15 PM
Preferences were not changed!!!! The houses that you perfered and pick did not pick you and no match was made- if a unwanted house came back it is because the computer had holes to fill on your card and instead of giving back no house it chose a house that wanted you. You then were given another choice or look at this house " just incase". That house never knocked one of your choices from your list- it was just added as a second chance instead of nothing. At prefs you did not have to pick that house and could leave it out. No one got a bid to a house that was not listed on their top 3 prefs.
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#15 by: Fsu
I don't think the OP know how this works. No chapter is forced or steered toward a PNM. If u have 7 houses to choose from and have to pick your top 5 ( say you pick house 1 3 5 6 &7), then each house ranks all the girls and each house has a quota ( lets say 50 PNMs) so if the top houses you picked only 2 of them voted you in their top 50 then you could be offered one of the houses you did not pick of your 7 (if they ranked you in their top 50) if an unwanted house comes back then they wanted you when other houses did not. By getting an unwanted house back does not mean the unwanted house knocked you out of the running for a wanted house- you knocked yourself out. If the houses wanted you they would have come back to you. Don't take it personally just realize how it works.
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by: GuestAug 23, 2015 11:17:54 AM
Yes. But besides that house, it shouldn't matter much. It's not the best thing to see but it shouldn't matter. I would rather see you gave it a chance then denied the bid
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