Cardinal - This past recruitment I was Exec VP on Panhellenic at my school. The new politically correct term for "suiciding" is "Single Intentional Preference (SIP)." I believe that is an NPC change. Anyways, I was a recruitment counselor the year before, and was told to not even mention SIP to the PNMs. If one asked, we were to tell them that they would be dropped from recruitment. Our computer system requires a certain amount of choices from each PNM on certain days. After Preferentials, PNMs must put down 3 choices. Panhellenic exec scanned each PNMs card to make sure 3 choices were bubbled in.
I understand why you chose to do that, because I truly only wanted one sorority after I went to prefs. But I was afraid to be dropped from recruitment altogether. I'm not sure if your school has this policy or not.
My advice for your interview, (as someone who has been through it!), is to say that you would do your best to discourage a PMN from SIP. I know it worked out in your situation, and that is awesome that you felt so strongly about XO from the very beginning, but one of the key aspects of being a recruitment counselor is being unbiased and equal regarding every sorority on your campus. PNMs should learn that every sorority is great, and they would be lucky to get a bid from any of them. We all know that everything happens for a reason when it comes to recruitment. PNMs need to realize that their second, third, even tenth choice is just as special as their first, they just may have different things to offer.
Sorry so long!
P.S. Purpl - I think you should ask them if they will go out to clubs where all their sisters go 2 weeks before recruitment and pretend not to know them!
