Let's see if I get the basic idea of this rush thing: When a person rushes, they are going sorority shopping.
I never thought of that analogy but it could work. There is “shopping” on both sides.
They place the sororities in an order of preference and hope they get a bid on the one they like the most.
Yes, or they could like them all equally but they had to rank them and would be happy in any one.
If they get a bid on the one they like the least, they can either accept or decline.
They can accept or decline any bid.
If quota at a school is lets say 50, a sorority can bid on about 75 girls and just hope at least 50 of them accept the bid, right?
Maybe it’s me but that sounds a little desperate on the sorority’s part. Keep in mind that the sororities are paring their lists each round too due to release figures and general impressions. (See this thread -
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...threadid=22514 ) I’ll use a chapter that I worked with last year. This chapter is pretty much tops on its campus. Return rates to parties are between 98-100%. Quota was 21. The chapter could invite back 42 girls but chose to invite back only 35 to preference. When we received our list of new members, we had only slid one spot to our second bid list. The girl we lost was a double legacy to another sorority on campus.
PS: Some of my sorors might think Im crazy for saying this, but I think this is kind of a cute way to get new members. Truth is, this could never work in NPHC.
They probably will but I'll still love ya!
When is a person who is selected as a pledge for a sorority or a fraternity considered a member of that fraternity or sorority?
A person is considered a member once they accept their bid and goes through the formal pledging ceremony. Keep in mind that this depends greatly on the organization and their policies as to membership privileges
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