[astroAPhi]

When I went through recruitment, I was completely stuck between the two sororities on my campus until Pref Night. After that I KNEW I belonged in Alpha Phi. The other sorority wanted me really bad though... they were very big on athletics and I'm naturally and athlete. I went home and PRAYED that I would get a bid from Alpha Phi and not the other one. I was contemplating turning down the bid from the other sorority and waiting a year until I could try to join Alpha Phi again. I also almost didnt pref because I thought getting a COB would give me a definite choice.

As we can see from my sig, I got my choice. But the next year I found out how bid matching actually worked, and I was horrified at how close I could have been to being in another sorority. I thought it had been that they went by my first choice as long as I was in that sorority's top 12 (that was quota my year). I didn't realize that where I was ranked was actually what mattered. I know that I got lucky and the other sorority thought I was such a sure thing that they put me lower on their list, and Alpha Phi put me as their number 1 or 2 because they knew I was teetering on the edge up until that night. I know suiciding is looked down upon, but I probably should have in that situation.

I don't want to drag this off topic, but what do you guys think about suiciding? I know a lot of Greeks look down on it, but I think that in some cases (like on my campus where you only have 3 choices and all 3 are radically different), it's acceptable, but I can understand how it's not ok, or just stupid to do (because you might not get that choice at all on a large campus).