Preference Invites/ Bids - Page 3

Alumiyum · #1 09-19-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

What happens if they don't listen to that? Do they get tossed out of rush?

I honestly think we need to know where she goes to school and what "informal" rush entails. And I will say again, if NPC is going to support different recruitment styles, they can't run them all like formal rush.

(Not shooting the messenger

- just saying is all.)

It probably isn't hard to look at the invite the girl got and the chapters she listed. Even easier if it's on the computer. Just take out the ones she shouldn't have listed.

violetpretty · #2 09-19-2010, 12:56 AM

Depending on the software used, listing a chapter that did not invite you to pref may not even be an option. You may just have to drop out. But seriously, XYZ cut you. Maybe you should focus on the chapter(s) that WANTED you.

bostongreek · #3 09-19-2010, 12:40 PM

A little off topic, but when I went through, we were told to write down every sorority we would accept a bid to, whether or not we had gone to pref, so I put down nearly every chapter haha. Obviously I didn't expect a bid to any of those, but I assumed that you could do pretty much whatever you wanted on your pref card?

KSUViolet06 · #4 09-19-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bostongreek

A little off topic, but when I went through, we were told to write down every sorority we would accept a bid to, whether or not we had gone to pref, so I put down nearly every chapter haha. Obviously I didn't expect a bid to any of those, but I assumed that you could do pretty much whatever you wanted on your pref card?

I know that schools allowed PNMs to do this in the past.

I'm pretty sure that the NEW MRABA (pref card) states that you can only list those chapters at which you attended preference.

Alumiyum · #5 09-19-2010, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I know that schools allowed PNMs to do this in the past.

I'm pretty sure that the NEW MRABA (pref card) states that you can only list those chapters at which you attended preference.

IIRC this was an option when I went through recruitment at my school. I say IIRC because I suicided and didn't listen to anything else they said after that. I'm pretty sure there were girls in my group who did list sororities that they did not pref.

Titchou · #6 09-19-2010, 12:53 PM

OK, now I am totally confused!

Senusret I · #7 09-19-2010, 01:35 PM

Thankies!

gatordeltapgh · #8 09-19-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

Thankies!

Sorry for the acronym! It has been in place for several years but was updated over the summer to clarify the calendar year explanation. There is also a MRABA for cob so women should be signing it once they accept a cob bid.

The NPC college panhellenic is really working to make things easier to understand. I think one of the best developments from NPC is making the Manual of Information available online. At this point most groups have the MOI available on their members only site making things easier for chapters and advisors.

So if you need something for a little leisurely reading...

violetpretty · #9 09-19-2010, 10:07 PM

I think everyone is missing the obvious here: the OP said this semester was informal recruitment. Unless her school is super weird, informal recruitment does not entail an MRABA, bid matching, RFM, etc.

I find it interesting that a chapter not bound by the limits of RFM allegedly "really likes" a PNM that they did not invite to preference.

VandalSquirrel · #10 09-19-2010, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

I think everyone is missing the obvious here: the OP said this semester was informal recruitment. Unless her school is super weird, informal recruitment does not entail an MRABA, bid matching, RFM, etc.

I find it interesting that a chapter not bound by the limits of RFM allegedly "really likes" a PNM that they did not invite to preference.

Aren't they still bound by quota/total/ceiling though? If there are only 12 spots, there are 30 interested women, and you are torn on 20, why invite the other 10?

violetpretty · #11 09-19-2010, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Aren't they still bound by quota/total/ceiling though? If there are only 12 spots, there are 30 interested women, and you are torn on 20, why invite the other 10?

Yes, they are bound by total. However, you don't have to cut a specific number of women at any given time. To use your example, the chapter wasn't even "torn" on her to invite her to preference.

VandalSquirrel · #12 09-19-2010, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

Yes, they are bound by total. However, you don't have to cut a specific number of women at any given time. To use your example, the chapter wasn't even "torn" on her to invite her to preference.

That we know of, if I have the story right, her roommate said they wanted her. But we all know that story and how it can end. Unless the roommate is in the other group who never invited her.

violetpretty · #13 09-19-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

That we know of, if I have the story right, her roommate said they wanted her. But we all know that story and how it can end. Unless the roommate is in the other group who never invited her.

Her roommate can not speak for the whole chapter. The chapter cut her when they didn't have to. Clearly, the chapter did not like her as much as the roommate says they did.

PiPhiERDoc · #14 09-21-2010, 05:35 PM

Although...it is often the women at the bottom of your bid list that are left unmatched at the end of regular bid matching and are then added as quota additions...which is why I believe that you should never invite women to pref that you wouldn't be ready/willing to offer a bid to.

pibetaphi2013 · #15 09-22-2010, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by PiPhiERDoc

Although...it is often the women at the bottom of your bid list that are left unmatched at the end of regular bid matching and are then added as quota additions...which is why I believe that you should never invite women to pref that you wouldn't be ready/willing to offer a bid to.

THIS!!!