I personally think that COB/informal rush is a great process. There are many wonderful girls who "fall through the cracks" during formal Rush simply because so many rushees are going through and only a certain number can be accepted. I know of several girls in my chapter who didn't get a bid for one reason or another during Formal Rush who were picked up immediately during informal. No one ever thought twice about the fact that they didn't get a bid the first time around, and they were all just as involved in our activities as the girls who pledged from Formal Rush.
Good luck during informal, GiantsChic! Are you going to rush the same house that you suicided in formal, or do you have another group in mind now?
Let us know how everything goes!