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It is a myth that a PNM would receive a bid by listing her chapters one way and go unmatched by listing them another way (assuming you don't suicide).

Say Panhellenic determines that quota is 20. Every chapter would have their top 20 women ranked as #1 on their first bid list. The rest of the women are on the second bid list are ranked in the order that the chapter prefers.

My analogy copied and pasted, might help you understand how bid matching works:

I like to think of the first bid list as a "box". If you're in the box, order doesn't matter. If you're in the box you can be matched to that chapter. You stay in the box until you are matched somewhere. If you're not in the box, you "wait in line" (aka the second bid list). You stand in line in order. If you are the next one in line to go in the box, you can only move into the box if someone already in the box matches elsewhere.

Basically, Panhellenic gives you your first choice unless your first choice fills quota before reaching your name on their list.