[33girl]

If they only colonized last fall, throwing them into January formal recruitment with the same schedule as the other groups is a bit soon IMO. It seems (per the OP's "dropping out" statement) like girls are getting a vibe of "if you don't get a bid, go to the colony" - being forced into it.

I don't blame the OP for not wanting to join them. I made a similar decision when I was rushing. If the girls would have been amazing and blown me away in earlier rounds, I might have, but the truth is I didn't like the girls enough to put up with the work.