[ivyrose2]

If I understand the system correctly at IU, PMN's have to visit the houses of groups they know that they are not interested in (must visit everyone on their list or be dropped from recruitment). I get the reason for this, and know that over time some will "warm up" to a group that they would not otherwise be interested in, but that also means that there are PMN's who spend several days walking across campus to visit XYZ and ABC knowing that there is no way they would put them on a bid card period. (I can imagine for some houses it can also get a little discouraging to rush girls who visit and are not excited about having to be there). But, when it comes to "maximizing" and why some PMN's won't "maximize", PMN's can be required to visit houses but I'm not a fan of putting a group you don't want to belong to on a bid card. The bid card is serious business-if you don't want to be a member of that group, you shouldn't list them. And, I hope they keep 3 preference parties! It is helpful for PMN's who go into the final week undecided to be able to visit 3 groups and for the smaller groups, a PMN that might not rank them first before preference could change their mind once they've attended!