Release From Bid?

[gee_ess]

I don't always think the pnms are unsure about how to list their houses. In the instructions that are given, if someone tells them to rank all the houses they attend, then they do just that. And, let's say that the pnm is unsure, then she does in fact ask her rho chi, who tells her the incorrect/myth/varied truth info. So the pnm takes that info and runs with it. The rho chi is the authority figure. In large recruitments of 800 plus women, the person the pnm speaks with regarding all things is her rho chi - not an advisor.

I agree that no one should blindly sign anything. But, I think the problem occurs when they aren't unsure. Suzie likes choice #1 but is told the procedure is to rank the remaining houses or else. So she does. She is sure this is the way to do it. And, again, I am sure that in most instances, the girls are told this is going to bind them to all the houses they rank, and the girls don't listen because they are sure they are getting their first choice.

I just wonder how hard the rho chi is stressing the fact that the bid card is a binding agreement. And, I am wondering about these strong arm tactics of insisting that they list all pref night houses. I am beginning to think it is turning into a "sign first, answer questions later" type of deal. Greek life is busy trying to make sure girls get bids and houses get quota and possibly not stressing the "fine print" as much as they should.

[gee_ess]

The average freshman knows ZERO about recruitment. They are relying on Rho Chis and Greek Life staff to provide correct info.

yes!

[gee_ess]

33girl brings up a good point: What do those bid cards look like these days? Is it a computer card, an index card, what?

Good excuse to call my daughters at school...

[gee_ess]

Okay, just talked to daughter who pledged this fall and, keeping in mind this is the kid who says stuff like, "Oh, was that test today?" she says her bid card was simply a plain card with lines on it. She was to print her name at the top, rank her houses and sign at the bottom. Upon further reflection, she remembered that the card said something like Recruitment 09 at the top. She does not remember any fine print wording regarding the legal binding agreement.

Stay tuned. I still have not spoken with the daughter who is a college senior.

[AOII Angel]

Sorry if I don't believe the "I wasn't told I couldn't go through recruitment for a whole year" line...it's more likely she wasn't listening or chose not to listen. It's funny how the vast majority of PNMs figure these things out but a few stragglers miss the boat. Sorry...pay attention. This is yet another example of how life is unfair at times. Going to college is a learning experience. Here is a perfect experience from which to learn.

[Low C Sharp]

Not to mention, MaggieXi, that plenty of PNMs are only 17 and, as minors, legally incapable of binding themselves via contract.
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[MaggieXi]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Not to mention, MaggieXi, that plenty of PNMs are only 17 and, as minors, legally incapable of binding themselves via contract.

From my experiences with a few campuses only - usually the parents are contacted prior to the bidding process to ensure that they will allow their child to join the sorority. The sororities usually handle these bids a little differently.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Not to mention, MaggieXi, that plenty of PNMs are only 17 and, as minors, legally incapable of binding themselves via contract.

Plenty? I know this is by school district, but don't most places say you have to be 5 by September 1 to start kindergarten nowadays?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Plenty? I know this is by school district, but don't most places say you have to be 5 by September 1 to start kindergarten nowadays?

It depends. I started at 4, but I went to a private school that allowed kids to start that early (if it was determined by testing that they were ready.) So I was a 17-year-old freshman!

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

It depends. I started at 4, but I went to a private school that allowed kids to start that early (if it was determined by testing that they were ready.) So I was a 17-year-old freshman!

Me, too.
I started school in a different state, and I started first grade at age 5. Everybody in my high school class was anywhere from two weeks to two years older than me.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Plenty? I know this is by school district, but don't most places say you have to be 5 by September 1 to start kindergarten nowadays?

I started at 4 and turned 5 at the end of November. So I was a 17 year old freshman in college.

[33girl]

psst, ladies, I said "nowadays." None of you went to school in the last 2 or 3 years to my knowledge.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by 33girl

psst, ladies, I said "nowadays." None of you went to school in the last 2 or 3 years to my knowledge.

They just changed the rule in my school district - effective this year you have to be 5 by Aug. 31st. If they wouldn't have changed it, Mariana would be in kindergarten this year, because the old cutoff was October 16th, and her birthday is October 11th. I'm glad they changed it.

PS - I can't believe my little girl is 5 years old!

[Low C Sharp]

My alma mater has many 17-year-olds in its current freshman class. Just as one example.
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[PeppyGPhiB]

In California, many freshmen are only 17 when they start college.