[ROWDYsister]

Our panhellenic refers to a suicide bid as an "intentional single reference," which is in the Guide to the Greeks. It says that women who do this significantly reduce their chances of receiving a bid to join a sorority. So it's a valid option. I don't think the girls have to worry about anything besides the risk, but of course if they drop a sorority they are not allowed to get a snap bid from that sorority later on.

The pledge retention rates are pretty good, it seems. Most (I think maybe 3/4. Not sure, really. Help, PhiMuNursie?) of girls get bids, and most houses have big pledge classes. There aren't that many unhappy girls...I've met some who didn't get their first choices but you'd never guess it b/c they're so happy now. I think it's because all the houses are so large that you find someone you love and before you know it you love the whole house.