[honeychile]

Originally posted by aephi alum
So does the "academic year" rule apply to the rule that you're bound for a year if you depledge?

My understanding is: In FR, if you sign a pref card and get a bid from one of the sororities on your pref card, you're bound to that sorority for a year (whether or not you actually pledge). In COB (and maybe also snap bids?), if you accept a bid, pledge, then depledge, you're bound to that sorority for a year dating from when you pledged. If you receive a bid but don't pledge, you're not bound.

So, say a woman goes through COB rush in October, is offered a bid to XYZ, accepts, pledges, decides it's not for her, and depledges. If formal rush is in August, can she rush again at that time or is she still bound to XYZ?

My understanding (and what was practiced) is that the woman would be permitted to accept a bid in August. It goes Formal Rush to Formal Rush.