2007 UGA Recruitment

[notmanhattan]

no, quota is 52.

[cluelessUGAmom]

Originally Posted by notmanhattan

no, quota is 52.

So 1/3 of the girls attending a pref will have to be eliminated from being offered a bid?

I guess I'm still confused on this process tomorrow or tonight.

PNM puts
#1 as A
#2 as B
#3 as C

"A" has PNM on list as #53 with quota at 53
B has PNM on list as 54
C has PNM on list as 20 (or anything above 52)

Does PNM automatically get the bid for C that she listed as #3 and if she doesn't accept cannot go into COB hoping for her # 1 or # 2 or snap?

[hollywin]

You would think from being a UGA soority alum I would know this..please someone explain "snap"

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by hollywin

You would think from being a UGA soority alum I would know this..please someone explain "snap"

A sorority that does not make quota can "snap" bid girls the morning of bid day. These can be girls who mismatched or girls who were released earlier in the process. The girls who are "snapped" join the pledge class on bid day night as though they got their bids with everyone else, as opposed to getting a COB later in the semester. Chapters can also "snap" to total if they are under total.

Example: If quota is 52 and your chapter only gets 50, you can call a few girls on the morning of bid day to "snap" your pledge class up to quota.

[melongirl]

Originally Posted by hollywin

You would think from being a UGA soority alum I would know this..please someone explain "snap"

You are not eligible for "snap" if you 1) suicided or 2) dropped out.

That's when the term switches to COB. That the easiest way I can describe it.

"Snap" is allowed when a house has 1) dropped you, but you stayed in, 2) house has reached quota but you are snapped up as a Quota Addition 3) there was a mismatch in your placement, but you still qualify for a placement as snap with a house.

[WarEagle07]

I just wanted to pass on some info that may be helpful as the UGA girls receive their bids. On Monday, bids were distributed at Auburn. Amidst all of the cheers there were some tears from girls who did not receive their first or second choice. With a little encouragement from their moms, two girls that I know of went ahead and accepted their bids. They were really not sure if they even wanted to do this since they weren't 'in love' with their sorority. Now, only 3 days later these same two girls are loving their sororities! They have spent time with their pledge class and have gotten to know the whole house much better and they are now happy with their decision. Sadly, one other girl who was released after prefs., received a snap bid from her third choice. After consulting her mom she decided not to accept the offer. The reason? Mom and daughter had their hearts set on one sorority only. Now she feels as if she is missing out on something fun and exciting. The moral of the story: No matter what happens today, please encourage your daughter to give it a chance. Don't make hasty decisions at such an emotional time. Good Luck to all of you!

[UGAMOM01]

Thank you for the advise. I'm sure that this could come in handy as we wait til the 5 o'clock hour to arrive.

Oh..... my D just called as she was headed to class. I was so glad to hear that she slept good and has a good attitude about whatever may come of bid announcements.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by cluelessUGAmom

So 1/3 of the girls attending a pref will have to be eliminated from being offered a bid?

I guess I'm still confused on this process tomorrow or tonight.

PNM puts
#1 as A
#2 as B
#3 as C

"A" has PNM on list as #53 with quota at 53
B has PNM on list as 54
C has PNM on list as 20 (or anything above 52)

Does PNM automatically get the bid for C that she listed as #3 and if she doesn't accept cannot go into COB hoping for her # 1 or # 2 or snap?

I could be wrong but I think in this situation she would match with A because A has PNM on their A list and A is ranked first on PNM list. If A had her listed as 54 (or later) then I'm not sure.

Can someone correct me if I'm wrong?

[dukedg]

Originally Posted by cluelessUGAmom

So 1/3 of the girls attending a pref will have to be eliminated from being offered a bid?

I guess I'm still confused on this process tomorrow or tonight.

PNM puts
#1 as A
#2 as B
#3 as C

"A" has PNM on list as #53 with quota at 53
B has PNM on list as 54
C has PNM on list as 20 (or anything above 52)

Does PNM automatically get the bid for C that she listed as #3 and if she doesn't accept cannot go into COB hoping for her # 1 or # 2 or snap?

It's late so hopefully I explain this correctly and clearly...

In your example above, A goes down their bid list and fills up their slots to quota. It is very rare for any chapter to get their entire first bid list because this would mean that every PNM Sorority A wanted first also wanted A first. Therefore, A continues down their bid list until they have a list of 53 girls (quota in your example).

If PNM is within that bid list of 53 girls (even if she was #75 on A's list) then she is in A's new member class. If A has already filled their list before reaching PNM, then they look at Sorority B. If B has not yet filled all 53 slots, then she will match to B. If B has filled all 53 slots, then they look at sorority C to see if PNM matches there.

If she does not fall within the first 53 women on A, B or C's bid list, she could still end up in A, B or C's bid list if the campus uses quota additions. I know I'm too out of it to explain quota additions tonight

Hope that helped. If I made any mistakes, other GCers please correct me!

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by cluelessUGAmom

So 1/3 of the girls attending a pref will have to be eliminated from being offered a bid?

I guess I'm still confused on this process tomorrow or tonight.

PNM puts
#1 as A
#2 as B
#3 as C

"A" has PNM on list as #53 with quota at 53
B has PNM on list as 54
C has PNM on list as 20 (or anything above 52)

Does PNM automatically get the bid for C that she listed as #3 and if she doesn't accept cannot go into COB hoping for her # 1 or # 2 or snap?

In the scenario above, the PNM would get A. It goes by the PNM's preference first. Basically, unless a chapter makes quota before they get to her name on the bidlist, she gets her first choice. And even if you meant for quota to be 52 and she was #53, there is still a 99.999999% are that she would get a bid from A anyway because EVERY SINGLE PNM above her would have to put A first for them to fill quota before getting to her name, which is unlikely.

[IlliniMeg]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

In the scenario above, the PNM would get A. It goes by the PNM's preference first. Basically, unless a chapter makes quota before they get to her name on the bidlist, she gets her first choice. And even if you meant for quota to be 52 and she was #53, there is still a 99.999999% are that she would get a bid from A anyway because EVERY SINGLE PNM above her would have to put A first for them to fill quota before getting to her name, which is unlikely.

I've done bid matching by hand (smaller numbers and smaller chapters) before and it was much easier to understand and I believe it works the same with the computers.

Basically you take each bid - look at their first choice - if they are on their A's bid list - it's a match - they get A. If they are not they go into a "Hold" pile, theory is that if someone else on A's bid list has a first choice of B and B matches, that woman would be removed and her slot filled with the next name on the list would move up.

Once you go through all the PNM's - you go back to the "Hold" pile, if sorority A has filled their quota list, they will go down to her second choice "B" and if her name is on their list, she will match to "B", if it is closed then they will move to "C".

But the system is designed to hope everyone gets their first choice, so this is why many get their third choice as they hold on "A" while 'B' is filling up so they drop to "C".

Hope this makes sense, bid matching by hand is the only way I understand the bid matching process!! Plus now that we have compute-a-rush it's done in seconds and with technology, always room for error!

Good luck to EVERYONE today!!

[melongirl]

Originally Posted by notmanhattan

no, quota is 52.

wow, UGA quota was 62 last year. that's a large drop.

why the decrease?

[ugadg]

55, looks like the houses got all the lists last night.