Fewdfreak--
I am so excited to follow this thread, because I used to be the Recruitment Advisor for the KKG chapter at the U. of Iowa.
I am so glad you are going through Iowa's formal recruitment period with such an incredible outlook. It can truly be a stressful time!!
Just a little note from someone who has been on the inside of Iowa's Bid Matching system...be SURE you put as many chapters on your Bid Card as you are allowed under Panhell Rules (it changes from year to year; consult your PX to be certain).
I have been on "the inside" of bid matching at 3 different schools now, and one of the BEST things about Iowa's system is that they are RABID about getting all women who sign bid cards SOME kind of match. They make the advisors sit there for hours until every last girl is accounted for and has a bid (if at all possible--and it often is).
When I was there (1997-1999), a PNM could list 3 Prefs on her Bid Card...and she didn't even have to have attended Bid Night at all 3 of them. So long as SHE dropped a chapter, and not the other way around, she could list them on her pref card.
DON'T SUICIDE if you can avoid it at all--this cuts your chances of getting a bid at Iowa down to almost nothing, as Panhell and the Advisors usually don't look well on this practice (as it really hurts the Greek System as a whole).
Hopefully you won't need ANY of this advice, and will have smooth sailing right up to Bid Day! But know that I am here to answer any Iowa Bid Matching questions as best I can....I KNEW some of my useless information would come to good use someday!!!
