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Originally Posted by Denise_DPhiE
Maybe I am reading too much into this but if you went to pref for both and they are both doing informal, they probably don't feel you are a good fit for their chapter. If both are doing informal, they had empty spots up to total that they could have given you a snap bid or COB'd you right after formal to get you.
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I disagree. I think if they didn't feel she was a good fit for the chapter, she wouldn't have been invited to preference. Pledge classes are limited to a certain size, but you can certainly *want* to extend bids to more. As for snap bidding during formal rush, that's just to quota, not total. Also not all chapters/campuses do COB right after formal recruitment. It sounds like maybe this is the first opportunity she has after formal rush to join a chapter.
OP, like most have suggested, I would give all the chapters (if possible) a shot, with the exception of Hairspray. The 50% drop rate is bad, no matter the reason...something's up. Also, coming from a chapter that went through some numbers issues in the past, I want to encourage you to at least consider the smaller chapter..."numbers" is a vicious cycle that can continue in a chapter for no apparent reason other than it being a self-fulfilling prophecy. You can have a chapter full of beautiful women but sometimes numbers will still continue to be an issue. All it takes is one good-sized pledge class to change things, but so many women don't understand that or want to give it a chance.