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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
Does the period that's considered binding vary by campus practice or is it supposed to always be a full calendar year?
I'd read the posted material as indicating that the NPC intends it to be binding for a full year, but it seems that we've had stories here that indicated the same kind of within the same school year kind of thinking: if you depledge in the spring of one school year, you might be eligible for a bid the next fall.
I'm not saying it's right; I just think that it may sometimes actually be the campus practice, based on similar posts that I've read here.
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We discussed that on here before and came to the conclusion that NPC wants it to be the "spirit" of a calendar year; that is, if you fill out your pref card, get a bid and decline it on September 1 2007, it doesn't mean you can't go through rush and accept a bid if bid day is on August 27, 2008.
The period that's binding should NOT be only a semester. The exceptions to the rule are 1) the rushee transfers to a different school or 2) the chapter she is pledging closes/loses their charter. In both these cases, the rushee is allowed to sign a bid with another group as soon as she chooses.
I think that you can "release" a woman to another group if they request it and you go along with it, but IMO that usually happens this way:
Polly PNM wanted to be in Awesome ABC and got Uncool UVW instead.
A spot opens up at ABC after formal rush. ABC pressures UVW to release Polly and UVW does it because they don't want to be on the bad side of the "best" group on campus.