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Originally posted by m0rgan
This whole situation seems crazy.  You might be able to contact someone and the sorority would give you a bid again... but if I were you I wouldn't take it. I think it would be awkward, and I think that you could join a sorority next fall that was better organized. Whatever you decide, good luck! 
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Good point, Morgan.....I'm pretty surprised that the sorority would go and retract a bid after having already extended it to Kelly. Whether they did it maliciously, or just out of poor organization, it doesn't reflect very well on them. Imagine what would happen if word got out? (I'm not saying Kelly will go and spread rumours around, but I'm sure she has friends, and possibly a roommate, who saw what happened, and there are likely some girls in the chapter who wanted her, and are now upset.) Then people would be all like, "Oh, don't rush ABC, remember that nice girl Kelly from Blahblah Hall? She rushed ABC and got a bid, but the VERY NEXT DAY, when she e-mailed the ABC's to accept her bid, they retracted it." I'm not Greek, but I'm sure that there must be some fairer ways to handle the situation of the chapter accidentally handing out too many bids, for example, they could give all the girls their bids, but then forfeit their right to do C.O.B. later on in the semester. I'm sure that it must have happened enough times over the years that most sororities are probably equipped with some kind of plan, just in case. Oh, and Kelly.....this isn't your fault, you sound like a very nice girl, and I'll be sending you happy vibes whether or not you decide to rush for that, or ANY sorority again in the fall.