I definitely did not mean to imply that a bid is guaranteed. And it is much harder for upperclassmen to go through recruitment but I had atleast four other sophomores (all of whom received and accepted their bids) and two juniors (both received bids but only one accepted) in my rho gam group this year. All I meant to say is it's definitely possible, and not quite as uncommon as people think. This year FSU's upperclassmen number of pnm's was extremely high. Two of the sophomores in my group got into a house that never takes sophomores.
I think that the biggest difference for me going through again this year was that I kept an open mind. I didn't have my heart set on one house like I did last year. My best advice to girls going through next year is to not close yourself off. Be open to all possibilities. I was preparing myself to try alpha phi's rush. Oh and I'm a baby DG