Mississippi State Bid Day

SallyMae · #1 08-16-2008, 07:32 PM

Today is bid day at MS State. Does anyone have any info?

DDDlady · #2 08-17-2008, 10:57 PM

Quota was around 74. Most houses took in the 80s with DG taking the largest at 89.

UGAalum94 · #3 08-17-2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DDDlady

Quota was around 74. Most houses took in the 80s with DG taking the largest at 89.

I wonder what percentage of whole chapters aren't even that big?

Hail State!

(That may seem a little Nazi-ish out of context, but it's a fight song, just in case any non-MSU fans read the thread.)

Football Fan · #4 08-19-2008, 01:25 AM

It was reported on our forum Tri Delta took 87 new members.

Lamplighter · #5 08-18-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SallyMae

Today is bid day at MS State. Does anyone have any info?

My daughter pleged Chi O...I think I heard they pledged 86 or 88 girls. I know Chi O, KD, Deta Gam all pleged quota.

I'm just glad it's over. They held the PNM's basically hostage all week. Tough on anyone to have to sit in a tent from early morning until late at night. Kind of tough on the Moms too

NutBrnHair · #6 08-19-2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

My daughter pleged Chi O...I think I heard they pledged 86 or 88 girls.

Congrats to your daughter -- it's a wonderful chapter.

Here's a website for new members:

http://nm.chiomega.com/default.aspx

breathesgelatin · #7 08-19-2008, 01:19 AM

My chapter often both snapped and COBed on Bid Day.

The major distinction was that snap bids would be completed by the time bid lists were prepared and released, so snap bids would be on the official bid list the university released. Depending on the individual PNM's situation, it's possible that the chapter at large might not even realize they were a snap bid.

Whereas we would often offer COB invitations and those women would come to Bid Day, but that occurred in the hours between the preparation of bid lists and the start of Bid Night activities, or possibly even right at the beginning of Bid Night - they might come a bit late. Those women would not appear on the formal bid lists.

Lamplighter · #8 08-19-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Congrats to your daughter -- it's a wonderful chapter.

Here's a website for new members:

http://nm.chiomega.com/default.aspx

Thank you! I will tell you they have a darling pledge class! All the pledges and actives I met are so sweet. Chi O was her favorite from the first day, and I am so happy that it all worked out for her. She had her first meal at the house last night and said it was "very intimidating"

I told her that in a few weeks, she will laugh that she ever felt that way.

And this will make you happy....Every one of her friends (at least the ones she's made so far) went to Chi O pref day. All but one of them pledged Chi O, and that one was a legacy to another sorority, and felt really pressured to pledge there.

On another note....has anyone seen a list of who pledged where? If so can you send a link?

jane val dawes · #9 09-23-2008, 05:04 PM

Rush ended 8/19, neither the university website, nor the student press, mentions the new pledges, by number or name. This is SOP at many schools, considered to be good publicity for the young ladies AND the sororities AND the University. I checked MSU's Panhellenic hpage and it's as if Recruitment has not begun yet!! Seriously, inquiring alumnae minds want to know. Who pledged what at Mississippi State?

How bout a little PR

33girl · #10 09-23-2008, 05:10 PM

Maybe the university/Panhellenic had some privacy concerns that made them reluctant to publish the list and give "publicity" to the new pledges. If you have a question about a specific rushee or a specific chapter, contact the Greek life office.

AuburnMom08 · #11 08-18-2008, 01:42 PM

OK someone explain this quota thing to me. How is it determined how much OVER quota houses can go?

Congrats to all the new MSU pledges and their parents!

gatordeltapgh · #12 08-18-2008, 01:50 PM

OK quota additions...

Once the RMF specialists figures out the optimum quota, based on the number of women attending pref and making final choices, she will take another look to see if they can match more women by allowing quota additions. The specialist will make an effort to match women so that that they can get their first or second choice - this varies by campus - and to allow more women to be matched. An effort is made so that made so one chapter does not get 10 quota additions and other chapters get 2 quota additions.

The specialists look at the possible quotas ranges and quota additions several ways to maximize the PNM's getting matched and the chapters pledging quota. It is really a wonderful system. On some campuses a PNM must maximize her options and attend all events she is invited to to be eligible for quota additions.

Hope this helps!

AuburnUmom · #13 08-18-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AuburnMom08

OK someone explain this quota thing to me. How is it determined how much OVER quota houses can go?

Congrats to all the new MSU pledges and their parents!

Not an expert by any means, but here's my basic understanding. Quota additions are based on the total size of the chapter, where a girl fell on the specific bid lists, and how she ranked her choices. It's an effort to place all PNMs who maximized their choices throughout recruitment. i.e.: at most schools, a PNM who elects to "suicide" would not be eligible for quota addition, but one who lists all choices would probably be placed somewhere. It's similar in some ways to snap bids, but those can be extended (by a group that failed to reach quota) to any PNM who was cut from rush earlier in the process or who unsuccessfully "suicided."

Just interested · #14 08-18-2008, 05:42 PM

I may be wrong but I think on some campuses even if a chapter gets quota but still falls below total they can snap to total. Can someone tell me if I'm right or off base?

AlphaXi_Husky · #15 08-19-2008, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Just interested

I may be wrong but I think on some campuses even if a chapter gets quota but still falls below total they can snap to total. Can someone tell me if I'm right or off base?

From my understanding, a chapter can't snap to total (if doing so means they would exceed quota), but they can COB/COR to total. Meaning that if a chapter is under total and does not hit quota, they can snap to quota and then any additional bids they extend beyond that it's referred to as COB/COR.

However I'm not familiar with some of the larger (ie SEC) recruitments, so maybe they doing things differently, though I haven't heard of what you described.