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Old 09-05-2010, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush View Post
If someone turns down a bid in formal, can she even register for or go to COB events? She would not be eligible to accept a bid until next year's formal recruitment, so I don't see why sororities should have to extend their time, energy and money on entertaining someone who isn't even eligible to accept the few bids they might have available to give.
If she signed a bid card on Pref Day, no, she could not accept a bid to another group right now. If the sorority wants to invite her to COB events knowing she can't be offered a bid until Fall 2011, that's their prerogative. Same as they could invite someone whose grades aren't up to par. It's not a Panhel sponsored event so if their HQ says it's OK for them to invite such people they can do so.

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Originally Posted by gee_ess View Post
Regarding recs - the actives have to use them effectively in order to match pnms with actives,and many times they do not. If a pnm is repeatedly talking to a girl she has nothing in common with, then the person not doing their homework is the active not the pnm.
That being said, this can backfire too. If a girl was state baton twirling champ, has a ton of twirling awards and such - but is sick of twirling taking up all her time and is really not wanting to do it anymore in college or talk about it - it's not going to go over well if she's matched with a twirling champ from another state. I would wager that many girls when they are filling out applications or giving their resumes to sorority alums for a rec have NO clue that what they write is going to be used to "match" them. They're just told to write their achievements and honors and they do so - even if those things are not something they're into any longer.
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