Hi Sunny,
You've been such a sweetie. I hope you have the opportunity to accept a bid through informal recruitment (COB).
Here's how it works. A chapter is eligible to extend bids through COB
IF:
a.) The chapter did not make quota during formal recruitment.
b.) The chapter made quota, but is not at Campus Total (sometimes known as simply "Total").
For example...
* Quota at ABC University is 50.
* Campus total is 150.
* XYZ sorority got quota, but has 147 women in their sorority.
* They could take in 3 new women in order to achieve Campus Total of 150.
c.)
I am not a Panhellenic Rules expert, so there may be other instances in which a sorority may COB.
If I am mistaken in this answer, I am sure someone will help clarify...
I hope this helps. I truly hope you'll find a sorority home--you sound like a person who would be an asset to Greek life.
Jen
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Terms to Know...
Continuous Open Bidding (COB) (sometimes known as Continuous Open Recruitment, or COR): a time other than formal rush during which bids may be extended and accepted for eligible chapters. Some Panhellenic-affiliated chapters continue to recruit and pledge women throughout the school year.
Snap Bidding: the time during which sororities that did not reach quota may extend bids to women who participated in the formal recruitment process. "Snap bids" may be extended to women who were not matched at another chapter.
<-- May not apply to you since you withdrew from formal recruitment.
Quota: the maximum number of women a Panhellenic sorority may recruit during formal rush. This number is determined by the university's Panhellenic.
Total: the maximum number of women a sorority may have as members. This number is determined by the university's Panhellenic. (Also called "Campus Total;" also "Ceiling")