Suicide?

[beebadger]

When I was in college, I knew a girl who suicided one house and didn't get a bid. She was #1 on another sorority's list, however, and she was contacted and allowed to join that other house. She did. Would they even allow anything like that now that everything is computerized and all?

[SoCalGirl]

That's not out of the ordinary. It's mainly how snap bids work.

[_Lisa_]

I suicided Sigma Kappa, which was a really risky thing to do, but it worked out in the end.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by beebadger

When I was in college, I knew a girl who suicided one house and didn't get a bid. She was #1 on another sorority's list, however, and she was contacted and allowed to join that other house. She did. Would they even allow anything like that now that everything is computerized and all?

The don't suicide if it's computerized I think came about because some of the computer programs kick you out completely if you don't put the max amount down. You know, kind of like they said on the SATs it was better to guess than leave it blank because a blank hole really screwed up the works or something. There are schools where you're not eligible for snap bids or QAs if you suicide, but that would be their rule even if they hand matched. HTH

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

The don't suicide if it's computerized I think came about because some of the computer programs kick you out completely if you don't put the max amount down. You know, kind of like they said on the SATs it was better to guess than leave it blank because a blank hole really screwed up the works or something. There are schools where you're not eligible for snap bids or QAs if you suicide, but that would be their rule even if they hand matched. HTH

Wuh? In my SAT prep classes we were always told not to guess because a wrong anwer hurt you more than no answer at all.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

Wuh? In my SAT prep classes we were always told not to guess because a wrong anwer hurt you more than no answer at all.

You're correct. A blank answer is worth zero points but the wrong answer subtracts a quarter of a point from your score so guessing is not encouraged! I never liked that idea.

[barnard1897]

There are just so many reasons why people do this.

For many girls, it has to do with who's left on their dance card, so to speak. If it's ABC, DEF and XYZ, and the only house she really wants is ABC, while the 2 other chapters are much weaker at her school, she's going to think long and hard before giving the other 2 a chance.

In my years in the recruitment advising role, I saw just about everything. SIPing because of hard core dirty rushing--especially rampant on a deferred rec. campus where PH enforcement is weak. SIPing because she was a sophomore and only wanted to be in her friends' sorority. SIPing because she was not willing to commit to the other choice(s). I've seen girls SIP when she only has 1 strong house in comparison to the others, and I've seen it happen when all of the houses are strong but the girls only want what they want. It happens when PNMs travel in packs and follow what the others are doing. It also happens when PNMs are highly independent and for whatever reason decide it's not worth the time to shop around.

I did not SIP because after pref, I seriously could have seen myself in either of the 2 houses. My roommate, on the other hand, SIP'ed the house we both ultimately pledged and she did it in an earlier round. She just didn't like the other house (glamour girls) and wasn't interested in their sales pitch (she was this amazing supermodel type--boy, that killed them).