Congratulations on being chosen as a Pi Chi!
Here are the links to my recruitment story as a
PNM (since I talked about my Rho Gamma in it) and when I was a
Rho Gamma.
One thing that I've noticed when I was a Rho Gamma (and it's a common theme around the country apparently), is that few Rho Gammas have full understanding of recruitment rules/bidmatching procedures/etc. and many give out misinformation as a result. My training way over-emphasized counseling at the expense of understanding bid matching. I took the initiative to ask the Panhellenic Advisor all of my questions so I knew I was equipped with the most accurate information I could have.
This usually manifests itself when a Rho Gamma will try to convince a PNM to rank all of her remaining options when the PNM doesn't want to. If a PNM would not show up on bid day, she shouldn't put it on her MRAA. It only boosts the school's placement stats. It hurts the chapter by having someone not show, it takes the place of another PNM that wanted to be there, and it binds the PNM to a chapter for a whole year.
Give PNMs accurate information so they understand the implications of their choices. Make sure you know how bid matching works inside and out. We've had so many sob stories on GC to the tune of "I put XYZ on my bid card even though I didn't want them because I was told I had to...can I still depledge and go through recruitment next semester?" Of course the answer is no. The rules don't bend for someone who was given misinformation.
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