Curious about joining a colonizing chapter

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by KSUdamsel

I'm pretty sure I'm going to go through formal recruitment, but I am a little confused, and would like to clarify something. If I go through rush, and then do not take part in final ranking (which I understand is when you list sororities that you would accept a bid from), or if I do not receive a bid, I will still be able to receive a bid from the colonizing chapter?

Basically I would like to clarify the extent to which I can participate in recruitment and still be eligible for a bid from the colony.

Thank you!

Please correct me if I have given any sort of incorrect info here:

Once you submit a final ranking, you are ineligible to participate in colony recruitment. Submitting that ranking means you agree take a bid from any of those groups you rank. You are then bound to the group that bids you for a year. Even if you decline the bid, you cannot join another chapter for a year.

However, in the event that you rank and do not receive a bid from any of your choices, you are free to participate in colony recruitment.

I'll say this too, if you rank each chapter you attend for Pref, there is a very good chance you'll get a bid from one of them.

So I wouldn't submit a ranking and bank on going bidless and being able to participate in colony recruitment. If you've maximized your options, that generally is not going to happen. I've heard of girls wanting to pursue a colony, but they continue with recruitment and rank anyway thinking they won't get a bid. Of course they do and are SOL because they are unable to do colony recruitment.