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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
I don't understand what you're saying.
So this fraternity offered you a bid, but you're not in school?
Were you the only person they gave a bid to? Was this not a rush period for them? Had you even chosen a university to attend yet?
As I understand, some colleges have their fraternity rush in the summer, before school starts. But these are all men that have accepted a place in the particular university, have paid their tuition, have found a place to live...they are enrolled students, classes just haven't started yet.
The way you pose your question was that theis fraternity is handing out bids to guys that aren't even in the school yet. You made it sound as though they were giving a bid to every Tom, Dick and Harry who stopped by the fraternity house.
During fraternity rush they can hand out bids anytime during their recruitment period. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
So what is it that you are asking? Are you some guy they randomly gave a bid to or are you actually enrolled in this school for the next semester and you're waiting for school to being so you can officially start your pledge/new member period?
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Sorry if I hadn't made my post very clear... The fraternities don't even rush you if you aren't going to attend school at the university. They get ahold of you by the rush list which is made up of students accepted to the university and who have declared that they'd be interested in greek life...
The fraternity offered me a bid. I do not attend the University yet, but I'm accepted, I have a major declared, and I'm set to start school Fall 2004.
I was their first to bid for the fall 2004 semester, though their "rush period" is year round. THe majority of it takes place in the summer.
They do not go rushing random people off the street. It is guys who attend or will attend the university.
I thought I had made that clear.
Bidding/signing is a mutual process decided by those in the fraternity and the rushee. If Tom, Dick and Harry had also received bids, it would be because they posessed good characteristics which the house was looking for and showed a great interest in the house... and vise-versa.
Hope this clears things up a bit
-Matt