As a rush conselor for my chapter, if you go to preference, you ARE on the bid list, it just depends where on the list you are.
My advice, list the houses on your bid card that you would accept a bid too. If you went to three houses during preference but would only join two of them, DO NOT list the third house on you bid.
Exactly right about not trying to outsmart the system. PUT YOUR FIRST CHOICE first even if you don't have a shot at getting in. You never know.
Also, at large greek systems (like mine) many girls early on try to cut the houses early that they hate and based on reputation, what they've heard etc. At my school during different rounds and based on how many girls come to our parties, we HAVE to cut a certain amount of girls. That way we aren't stringing along a lot of girls and then drop them right before preference.
I don't know how you can avoid that but I would drop houses (if you can and if you must) by what you genuinely feel about the houses.
If you can go to three preference parties and have five to choose from and four are houses you don't like, at least you have a shot at one house you do like! As opposed to dropping all the houses you hate in the very beginning (and really how do you know you really hate them based on a ten minute conversation?) and potentially have NO houses to visit for preference. I have seen that happen and it's horrible for the young women.
BUT, biggest piece of advice, to repeat, only put the houses on your bid card that you will accept a bid from.
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Originally posted by SoExited@FSU:
Thanks, Dzsaigirl! 
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