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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
I don't think she's suggesting there would be a drastic change. It's just that things are already tense and heart-breaking in this environment, so why make it worse? I think the PNMs feel a little more "ripped off" this year because they had even less time to meet with the chapters. It makes the selection process seem even more random and arbitrary.
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Exactly. With fewer rounds, there is less opportunity for both sides to really fine tune their lists and hone in on the girls they want. When you go from 12 houses to 3, it seems like the matches are going to be made further down everyone's lists. Many of the 1000+ girls who now happily have bids are at houses that probably weren't anywhere near the top 3 on their lists for preference round - and that meant even they were likely bawling on Sunday morning. (The majority of the girls were.) I know that would still happen with 4 rounds; it'd just be to a lesser degree. In any event, that's really beside the point of my question . . . I'd love to hear from IU's panhel as to why they didn't just reschedule the rounds into Monday. There probably is a perfectly good reason; I'd just like to know! Until then, it is one more place for me to direct my angst!