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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie
Given the seriousness of signing a bid card, SIPing, etc. and all the potential for mistakes to be made (Rho Chis mess up in not clearly explaining this information to PNMs, PNMs don't listen or understand, etc.) why doesn't NPC come up with some kind of little card that CLEARLY explains to the PNM exactly what the consequences are? Every woman gets it when rush kicks off and again when it is time to sign the bid card. Every woman reads it and knows exactly what her options are. Either NPC has one that every school uses or each school comes up with their own and has it approved. It doesn't matter to me.
This seems way too important to leave it to chance as to whether a Rho Chi adequately and accurately explains this to each and every woman. When a woman is in emotional turmoil trying to make such a big decision, having something in writing will be much more real than one more person talking when she's been listening to people talk all week.
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Actually, NPC has had such a form for at least four years. It is considered the script for the Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement (the official name for the form signed after Preference and used in Bid Matching.)
It outlines all of the choices the women has as well as the consequences (list all, list one or less than all choices, or list zero and not sign, etc.) Many Panhellenics provide this explanation at more than one time (before Pref, in Recruitment Counselor groups, at Pref.)
If campuses are still not using this, they should. It really helps! In various capacities, I have worked with the Preference event at four different schools (types, numbers, atmosphere, location in country, etc.) and all are using this script in some form. Most even have a shortened version on the paper or computer screen that the PNM signs so that it is right there with her regular or electronic signature.
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