[gee_ess]

I don't always think the pnms are unsure about how to list their houses. In the instructions that are given, if someone tells them to rank all the houses they attend, then they do just that. And, let's say that the pnm is unsure, then she does in fact ask her rho chi, who tells her the incorrect/myth/varied truth info. So the pnm takes that info and runs with it. The rho chi is the authority figure. In large recruitments of 800 plus women, the person the pnm speaks with regarding all things is her rho chi - not an advisor.

I agree that no one should blindly sign anything. But, I think the problem occurs when they aren't unsure. Suzie likes choice #1 but is told the procedure is to rank the remaining houses or else. So she does. She is sure this is the way to do it. And, again, I am sure that in most instances, the girls are told this is going to bind them to all the houses they rank, and the girls don't listen because they are sure they are getting their first choice.

I just wonder how hard the rho chi is stressing the fact that the bid card is a binding agreement. And, I am wondering about these strong arm tactics of insisting that they list all pref night houses. I am beginning to think it is turning into a "sign first, answer questions later" type of deal. Greek life is busy trying to make sure girls get bids and houses get quota and possibly not stressing the "fine print" as much as they should.