Accepting Bid as a contract

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Alpha Chi Emily

Thanks exlurker We were talking about the above situations on another thread earlier, I just wanted to know which specific situation happened in this PNM's case.


ETA: The more and more I hear about these situations, the more and more I find myself wishing there were fewer sanctions on SIPing. I think it actually can make the sorority look bad to have women cancel their new memberships and be very obviously unhappy in that house.

I agree. My school says that PNMs have to rank all four sororities. So even if you can't stand XYZ, hate everything about them, thing they have the personality of a pile of bricks, etc., you could potentially get a bid from them. Nice.

[UGAalum94]

I'm interested to know what happens if you don't.

Where I went, you were really encouraged to rank everyone where you preffed, but you could still get matched to your group if you "suicided."

[tunatartare]

Marist College

Sorority Council passed a rule saying that pnm's have to rank all four sororities. However, by us, girls who reject bids are still eligible for open bidding, we've always done it that way.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

Marist College

Sorority Council passed a rule saying that pnm's have to rank all four sororities. However, by us, girls who reject bids are still eligible for open bidding, we've always done it that way.

It is the same at my school--Queens University of Charlotte. However, a lot of girls still "suicided," if their recruitment counselor told them about doing this. Mine, however, didn't tell our group about it, so I ranked all four sororities.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

It is the same at my school--Queens University of Charlotte. However, a lot of girls still "suicided," if their recruitment counselor told them about doing this. Mine, however, didn't tell our group about it, so I ranked all four sororities.

Oh. I believe that now you have to rank all four sororities in order to be eligible for a bid. Then again, we seem to change the structure for recruitment every year, so after a while, it really just becomes hard to keep track.

[UGAalum94]

So, you have to rank all, but you can decline the bid and do COB? That seems fair too.
As long as you don't have to rank all and accept a bid to whomever you get. That reduces the rushee choice too much.

[Zillini]

As a general statement, too often I hear young women say "I didn't know _____ before I signed my name. It's not fair, they should have explained it to me." This applies to recruitment as well as things like new credit cards, car loans, you name it.

So my question is how much info is provided to the PNMs? Are they given a copy of the NPC policies governing pref card signing and/or bid acceptance or is it strictly how well informed/trained their Rho Chi is? Does it vary by campus? How much responsibility falls on the PNM to understand what it is she is signing and what obligations she is committing to? How much responsibility falls on NPC and the campus Panhellenics to make sure these young women comprehend the committment and process?