PREF ADVICE - BE HONEST
by: active
I saw this on another post but thought it was important to share so as many of you can get your first choices. If you are NOT suicide bidding, be honest with your houses. No one gets offended if you say you see yourself better in another house, here's why:
As you rank your two houses, the houses will compile their list of ranked PNMS as well, showing Panhellenic who they want on their bid list. Let's say you have House A and House B, and your first choice is House A. If you go in and lie to house B and say they are your first choice just to make them feel better, there is a high chance you might be put higher on their bid list than you are on house A's. I know my house has us report how the PNMs are feeling about us so we can place them accordingly.
Picture this: you have told both houses they are the house you want to go, you rank A first and B second. Now imagine you are in house B's top 50 PNMs, but are lower on house B's list. You are way more likely to end up with a bid from house B.
This is YOUR experience and YOUR next four years. No one will be mad at you for being honest, and tbh, no one wants crying girls on their lawn on bid day, the houses would rather have you where you want to be.
So long story short, be polite, but be honest. I made the mistake of lying to my least favorite house, but luckily, I was high enough on my favorite house's list to end up with a bid from them, however, I know many girls who got stuck with bids they didn't want.
This is a computer generated system, but they are ranking you too. IF YOU PUT BOTH HOUSES DOWN, YOU WILL GET A BID. This is why it is NOT a risk to be honest. No matter what, you will get a bid.
Commentby: advice
You're maximizing your chance of getting your first choice by listing a second (if you attended two parties). The program wants to put you in the first house (about 85-95% get their first preference based on this system) and it gives you credit essentially for maximizing your options. A quota addition is still an option if you didn't make their A list, but only if you list both.
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#5by: The system
always tries to match the PNMs first choice. If you put "A" as your first choice and you are within the quota number on their bid list, your bid will be to "A", no matter where you are on the sorority "B" bid list. "B" cannot take you away from "A" if you are within the "A" quota number and you put "A" first.
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by: active
yes that's what I was trying to say!! but at the same time, if you are on the low end of A, but really really high on B, there's a chance you could end up at B. it happened to a couple of my friends
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by: Troll18
by: Troll18
Where you are on the “B” house list only matters if both houses reach quota before either gets to you.
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by: um
That's because your house a didn't want you as much. It's hard to be rejected, but it's the truth. I hope you found your home at the house that wanted you and saw potential in you.
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#8by: This^^^^^^^^
by: active
This is what I've been trying to get people to understand!! If you are a legacy especially, there's a huge chance you'll end up in the top 20 of a bid list, being that high makes it really hard for the computer to match you with a different house. Especially if you're a legacy they like? Top 5 or 10. Because of you being honest, you ended up where you wanted. And if you're honest and you still get your second choice, I'm sorry, but you were too low on A's list.
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#9by: Hhhhhhjhjjjjjjj
by: active
what i'm saying is it doesn't matter if you're honest. if you maximize options, you have a bid, period. wouldn't you rather be honest and to get a better chance of your top house?
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by: @active
But you could very well get house B still, if house A ranks you low.
And then what? You’ve just told them you don’t want to be there... awkward
PNMs need to understand the system and realize and accept that it’s not fully up to them instead of this
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by: active
Yeah, it might be a little awkward, but for one, no one usually remembers, and two, the risk of good is better than a little awkwardness of just one day. As someone who was on recruitment team for multiple years I want PNMs to be able to understand this from a logistical standpoint, they by no means HAVE to be honest. I've seen the systems and what happens from a perspective that not many others have, and I just want to help.
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basically. you have a guaranteed bid if you maximize your options, so it won't matter if you say you're not sure you found your home there. the computer system will match you automatically, it tries to match with the PNMs top choice, and then cross references with the bid list, it's not hand done so it's just a numbers game. you could still end up with house A though depending on if they've met quota by the time they get to your number.
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