Is it possible to Pledge this Woman??
 

Ok my chapter right now is looking to recruit a few more new members this spring. There is one girl that the chapter decided to release during formal recruitment. The problem was we really didn't get a chance to really get to know her well and she was often confused with another pnm. Now that some months have past and we have gotten to know her we are interested in possibly extending her bid. However, we were told that since we dropped her during formal we aren't allowed to extend her a bid for a year. No one in my chapter has ever heard this rule before and in years past we have dropped girls and pledged them the next semester. For some reason no one seems to have our copy of the green book so that we can look up and verify this rule. So I am asking can any one verify that this is in fact a rule or not. thanks a lot.

Did she accept a bid from another sorority last fall? If she did, she is not eligible to participate in recruitment this spring. Accepting a bid from a group is what's binding for a year...not the fact that she was released by your chapter.

If you don't have a copy of the Green Book handy, ask your Campus Panhellenic.

No she didn't receive a bid from any other chapter. She dropped out recruitment before pref night. Yeah we ask to see the green book and we are just waiting for panhellenic to respond so I decided I would come here and see if I could get quicker feedback. Thanks for your response though.

KSUViolet is 100% correct- if you need verification and your Pan won't show you the Green Book, call NPC. Simply verify with the office that this is the rule, take the person's name and tell your campus Panhellenic. Then bid the woman. Win-Win.

Unless this is a rule within your organization?....

If you're sure THAT isn't the problem adpiucf is right on.

This is more common that you think and as was said, unless your sorority has a rule on this, you should be fine...

I am aware of at least one College Panhellenic who implemented a fine if you later pledged someone that you had dropped during Formal Recruitment but they were having extreme difficulties with dirty rushing where chapters would tell a member "We'll drop you, you drop out of recruitment and we'll give you a bid in COB" and then would actually follow through with that. It skewed quota and was pretty ridiculous. However, rules like that are the exception and not the rule, for sure.

Every NPC group has a person designated to advise their collegiate chapters on NPC issues. She is most likely a member of your NPC delegation. Contact your HQ and find out who it is for your chapter and bring her into this. She can bring the NPC area adviser in as well if the CPH will not adhere to the rules.

I'm sorry, maybe I'm a little dense...but what would be the point of doing that?

Thanks!