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View Poll Results: Did you get your first choice NPC sorority?
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Yes, I received a bid from my first choice sorority.
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No, but I received a bid from another sorority and it worked out GREAT!
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No, but I got a bid from another sorority, and it worked out okay.
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No, and I ended up not joining a NPC sorority.
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08-06-2009, 09:30 PM
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Did you get your first choice sorority?
I just wondered what the breakdown would be -
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08-06-2009, 09:35 PM
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Thanks, this should be fun!
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08-06-2009, 09:39 PM
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Yes and no. Probably more yes than no. (Yes as in, I got my first choice)
I say this because "first choice" doesn't necessarily mean first choice on your preference card. Many PNMs get cut from a chapter that they considered their first choice before preference.
When I went through, I was enamored with one chapter and they cut me before preference. I did cry, I was upset, but I also got over it pretty quickly. After going to all of my preference parties, I knew I could find my home in any of the chapters that invited me back. I ranked Sigma Kappa first, so yes I did get my first choice and I was psyched to be there on bid day.
ETA my recruitment story
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08-06-2009, 09:41 PM
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I was thinking "first choice from among your pref. parties" - sorry for any confusion. But I guess it works either way - however you wish to interpret it.
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Gamma Phi Beta
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Proud daughter AND mother of a Gamma Phi. 3 generations of love, labor, learning and loyalty.
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08-06-2009, 09:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I was thinking "first choice from among your pref. parties" - sorry for any confusion. But I guess it works either way - however you wish to interpret it.
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I answered yes because at the time of filling out our pref cards, I wasn't stuck on trying to get another chance with the chapter that had cut me.
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08-06-2009, 09:48 PM
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Do you want non-formal recruitment girls to answer? I mean, I was a COB girl so I only rushed one sorority, and I got a bid. So technically, I got my first choice, lol.
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08-06-2009, 09:51 PM
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Sure - the more the merrier. If you want to explain a bit, do. I thought it would be interesting for pnms to see the range of experiences we've had.
eta - As of now, it's 50/50 between first choice and non-first choice but it worked out GREAT.
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Gamma Phi Beta
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Proud daughter AND mother of a Gamma Phi. 3 generations of love, labor, learning and loyalty.
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08-06-2009, 09:59 PM
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Option number 2 here. If you want more details, read my recruitment story here.
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08-06-2009, 10:31 PM
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Smile Awhile I love you're recruitment story. Its one of my favorites 
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08-06-2009, 10:34 PM
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I'm excited to see how this turns out!
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08-06-2009, 10:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by violetpretty
Yes and no. Probably more yes than no. (Yes as in, I got my first choice)
I say this because "first choice" doesn't necessarily mean first choice on your preference card. Many PNMs get cut from a chapter that they considered their first choice before preference.
When I went through, I was enamored with one chapter and they cut me before preference. I did cry, I was upset, but I also got over it pretty quickly. After going to all of my preference parties, I knew I could find my home in any of the chapters that invited me back. I ranked Sigma Kappa first, so yes I did get my first choice and I was psyched to be there on bid day.
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Ditto here - I was in love with with a chapter (and only slightly less enamored with another) before pref, but neither invited me back for pref. So while I did get my first choice at pref, it wasn't necessarily my first choice overall. Though of course now I'm enamored with choice
And I voted same as you VP
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08-06-2009, 10:59 PM
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My first and only choice! Hooray COB!
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08-06-2009, 11:39 PM
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I did get my first choice, but in retrospect - and as much as I bleed azure blue & white! - I think I would have also been content with my second choice. My Retro Recruitment thread is here. Also, had I gotten my second choice, I would have transferred to the school where I had a major scholarship, and hoped I could have affiliated there.
No complaints, though! 
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08-07-2009, 12:28 AM
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Where's the "it's a long story" option?
Long story short, I went through NPC sorority rush, dropped out before prefs, and rushed and pledged a local sorority. A couple of years later, my local became a chapter of AEPhi.
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08-07-2009, 01:02 AM
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I did not get my first choice.
I liked another sorority on my campus (ADPi) because I felt that the girls there matched with me more academically and goals-wise, and I felt I fit in socially at Pi Phi. Looking back, I think I made the wrong choice, and am incredibly happy that my second choice got me!
It was really close when I was deciding, and I almost flipped a coin to decide.
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