Arkansas Sorority Recruitment - 2007

[33girl]

Originally Posted by justasking

I have heard second or third hand that a PNM at bid day opened her bid in the Greek Theater to find a House for whom she hadn't attended a pref party. She apparently hadn't been told this was coming and it obviously set up an uncomfortable situation. This seems rather tactless.

Given the numbers reported here for three Houses (77, 75 and 73 with a quota of 63) does Uark operate under some sort of guaranteed bid system? Without knowing the facts, is it possible that the numbers over quota could include such a PNM?

In any event, how does a girl show up for bid day and get blindsided in front of everyone? It could end up being a match made in heaven, but I'm sure it doesn't feel like that at the time.

Or it could have been a computer or hand-matching error. I mean, I think there have to be at least a few of those out there with 1000s of women going through rush every semester. She should just tell her rho chi immediately that she never put that sorority down on her bid card.

I think it's rather tactless to make rushees open their bids in a "Greek Theater" (at least they're blunt about it) in front of everyone else, period.

[UGAalum94]

I have no problem with groups snap bidding girls who didn't match elsewhere, but the PNM should know about it first.

A PNM should be contacted before the bid to a group she didn't pref is put in the envelope, IMO.

I also think this kind of snap bidding should only happen after QAs are exhausted, and if they are matching bids this way, it makes you wonder if they tried to match with QA first.

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by 33girl

. . . I think it's rather tactless to make rushees open their bids in a "Greek Theater" (at least they're blunt about it) in front of everyone else, period.

I might be misinformed, but I think the Greek Theater at the U of Arkansas is not exclusively for fraternity and sorority use. Concerts, various university events, performances, etc. take place there. As I recall, it's a replica of an ancient Greek theater. My understanding is that it was a gift to the university from Chi Omega, and was completed around 1930. It's been maintained / repaired / made wheelchair accessible, etc. over the years.

I agree that making rushees open bids in front of everyone is, at the least, potentially insensitive.

[carnation]

[quote]I might be misinformed, but I think the Greek Theater at the U of Arkansas is not exclusively for fraternity and sorority use. Concerts, various university events, performances, etc. take place there. As I recall, it's a replica of an ancient Greek theater. My understanding is that it was a gift to the university from Chi Omega, and was completed around 1930. It's been maintained / repaired / made wheelchair accessible, etc. over the years.[QUOTE]

Yes! And we had the best ever pep rallies there!!!! I'm not biased at all.