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Bid day second choice

by: Pnm

Went thru rush twice and preffed 2 chapters. Got second choice both times, but first choice was the same house both years. Why/how does this happen? Why ask me back?

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#1  by: Bid day    
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You were not high enough on the first house’s bid list. You were lower ranked by the first house. PNM’s are ranked in order starting as number 1 . Girls were selected before you. That is how it works.

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by: ???Aug 24, 2023 10:03:39 PM

Like the second houses out ranked the first both times or the first house never had me high enough to be in their quota/Mc?

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#2  by: Blows    
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Yeah sucks

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#3  by: PNM   
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Did you take bid from second house this year? Surely you won’t go through again?

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by: PnmAug 25, 2023 8:38:19 AM

No I'm a sophomore so I won't, just hurt and confused as to why the first house asked me back again

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#4  by: bid matching   
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A pnm's ranks matter a lot more after pref than at any other time but there are still no guarantees.

You ranked your pref houses #1 & #2, and the sororities ranked all their pnm's in order on their bid list. The algorithm starts at the top of a sorority's ranked list and tries to match with the pnm's who put them at #1. If you were high enough on your #1's bid list to match before they reached quota you would have got a bid from them. But you were below that line so the algorithm then tried to match you with your #2. You were high enough on their list to match with them before they reached quota so you got that bid.

If you knew going in to pref, without a doubt, that you would have rather not had a bid at all than accept a bid to your #2 then you should have only put your #1 on your card. You would have at least been free to try to get a snap or COB, but now you are bound by the agreement to not get another bid and you have caused your #2 to have wasted a bid. Discourteous and selfish move on your part.

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by: PnmAug 25, 2023 3:08:22 PM

Hey! Don't worry I love house #2 lol, just more hurt and confused about house #1 since they asked me back to pref again. Definitely not going to rerush as a jr or anything

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by: ^Aug 25, 2023 4:07:52 PM

Every rush is different. They liked you but it's a chapter decision and all about numbers. Don't brood on it or take it personally.

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