suicide bids

do not suicide. DO NOT! maximize your options!!! suiciding is when you only put one house on your pref card which means you have a 33% chance of getting a bid. if you go to three houses on pref night (which means you are already on their bid list) that means that if you put all 3 houses u are guaranteed a bid. if you go to two houses on pref night and you maximize your options by putting two houses, you are guaranteed a bid!! always maximize!!

Deciding whether or not to maximize your options is a really serious decision that you will hear about at length from rho gammas. All I can say is talk to your rho gammas if you walk away from pref with any doubts about what to list on your card. There isn't a right answer. If you KNOW 100% ABSOLUTELY you won't accept a bid from a chapter then it's stupid to list them and take a spot from another girl. That being said, every chapter has something to offer you so I hope you have an open mind.

And no, under no situation are you EVER guaranteed a bid. (unless you're a legacy at pref night which is a whole separate discussion.) NEVER. EVER. The poster above is mistaken on that point. RFM is complicated, and yes quota additions are a thing, but as a PNM you don't need to worry about any of that. Just focus on enjoying your parties!

A lot of houses will drop you solely based on the fact that you suicide bidded on them. So if you put xyz house down only, they might drop you because of it

I suicide bid when I went through recruitment and it worked out for me. I think I got lucky. I would suggest putting down at least two houses, if not all three that you pref at. Give whatever house you end up in a chance, at least for bid day, and then you can decide if you want to stay after. The 6 or 7 girls you talked to during recruitment does not define the house. There are over 100 other members you still haven't met!