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Originally Posted by AzTheta
Excuse me, I have to speak up. You don't know that and it is not a set in stone fact, so please don't state an absolute. There are countless PNMs reading these boards/threads and they have no standard to evaluate the veracity of posts or information.
I happen to know, at my campus, that one year two of the "top houses" (and I cringe as I quote you) did not make quota. They were off their game, whatever the reason - regardless, they did COB and took additional members. Actually, this happens more than most people know.
And, knowing the culture at my school, sophomores do get offered bids, for many reasons that have been written about in countless other threads.
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I think what they are trying to say is - this is a Deep South vs. Wild West vs. Midwest with Bed Quota question - without a touch more info about your school it is hard to judge how much being a sophomore next year will hurt you.
In the SEC or Texas or say Indiana, sophomores are going to have a rough time of it in formal recruitment because it is a super competitive recruitment (all things being equal on two FABULOUS women, the freshman often wins) - but that doesn't mean sophomores don't get bids or that COB is impossible just less likely. Even at a super competitive school I have seen exceptions made but this is usually for a woman that is exceptional in some way (athletes, transfer students, legacies, etc. )
So for whatever reason you can't do recruitment this year - the advice to work on your grades and activities is good. I would also make an effort to stay friends with girls that you know from high school that pledge. They can't promise you a bid (there is still the rest of the chapter) but they would be the ones to invite you to a COB or to stand up for you and tell the chapter how fabulous you are when discussing girls coming through next summer.
