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Originally posted by justamom
h2oot, I was wondering if you heard this. In the context of the girls being nervous, my daughter said her Rho Chi told her...
This past rush, at the first meeting, their Rho Chi told them that even if they only got one invitation to Pref, they would be extended a bid. However, next year, because of the expected increase in the number of PNMs, there would be NO GUARANTEE even if they were invited to 3 Pref parties.
I read all the threads refering to bid matching and this just doesn't seem POSSIBLE! My little darling has been known to get things wrong and then later say I didn't hear her correctly. I've asked her about this a couple of times and she has said that although it would be LIKELY, there still would be no guarantee.
For those that don't know, a girl can attend 3 pref parties.
If there was a guarantee this year, that could help explain why so many houses made quota plus. I just don't want to be "down" over a situation that could be so painful for next year's rushees if it isn't true.
mmcat-Still great, they think she should gun for president of the chapter. I think she should gun for "A's"...
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There is no guarantee that a girl will receive a bid, even if she does go to three parties. She is guaranteed to be on each chapter's bid list, but this is different. The bid list is every girl who comes to pref, in order of how much the chapter wants her. If I went to three parties, I would be on three lists, but if I am at the very bottom of each one, I may not be extended a bid on bid day.
According to the Greenbook, quota additions can not exceed 5% of quota (rounded up). If quota is 60, each chapter can take 63 at the very most. So here is what could happen:
Rushees A, B, C, and D all pref at only XYZ. This is the only house to which they have been invited, and they all sign pref cards for XYZ.
None of them are in XYZ's top 60, and every girl in the top 60 lists XYZ first on their pref card. Therefore, none of these women are extended a bid from XYZ during computer matching.
These women would then be hand-matched to the sorority if eligible. The sorority can only take three women, though, and there are four of them. The rushees that appear highest on XYZ's bid list will be matched to XYZ, and the fourth one is out of luck.
So there are no guarantees. Hopefully, with more girls rushing, quota would be raised.