Specific question about Bid Day

[33girl]

You indicate in order the sororities you would like to pledge. You can put down only one sorority, but this is called "suiciding" (PC term: Intentional Single Preference) and may result in you receiving no bid at all if that sorority doesn't have you on their bid list. You should only suicide if you would rather be set on fire and dragged through a field of sharp spikes than join the other 2 sororities.

Other people are better at explaining the second step than I am.

[KSUViolet06]

This is really complicated and hard to explain. Try and follow me.

After Preference, you would RANK your final 3 in the order in which you would like to pledge them.

So if you liked C best, then A, and then B, your list would read:

1.C
2.A
3.B

Here is where things get complicated. Each sorority sumbits a list of the girls who attended their Pref parties in order of preference (how each sorority prepares it's list is part of their private Membership Selection procedures).

They put your rankings into the computer system with the sorority lists, and bid matching takes place.

Every sorority has a max number of girls that they can give bids to, called quota. This is an important number.

When the computer goes to to try and match you with C, if you are high enough on C's list and they have not reached quota, you will match with C.

However, if it attempts to match you with C, and C has reached quota, it then attempts to match you with A (2nd choice). If you are high enough on A's list, you'll get a bid from A.

That's a VERY general explanation. It's been 2 years since I've participated in bid matching, so I could be a little off, but it is a complicated process.

[Zillini]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This is really complicated and hard to explain. Try and follow me.

After Preference, you would RANK your final 3 in the order in which you would like to pledge them.

So if you liked C best, then A, and then B, your list would read:

1.C
2.A
3.B

Here is where things get complicated. Each sorority sumbits a list of the girls who attended their Pref parties in order of preference (how each sorority prepares it's list is part of their private Membership Selection procedures).

They put your rankings into the computer system with the sorority lists, and bid matching takes place.

Every sorority has a max number of girls that they can give bids to, called quota. This is an important number.

When the computer goes to to try and match you with C, if you are high enough on C's list and they have not reached quota, you will match with C.

However, if it attempts to match you with C, and C has reached quota, it then attempts to match you with A (2nd choice). If you are high enough on A's list, you'll get a bid from A.

That's a VERY general explanation. It's been 2 years since I've participated in bid matching, so I could be a little off, but it is a complicated process.

Great explanation!

[MerryGPhiB]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You indicate in order the sororities you would like to pledge. You can put down only one sorority, but this is called "suiciding" (PC term: Intentional Single Preference) and may result in you receiving no bid at all if that sorority doesn't have you on their bid list. You should only suicide if you would rather be set on fire and dragged through a field of sharp spikes than join the other 2 sororities.

Other people are better at explaining the second step than I am.

33- I feel your explanation was a good one-- love the graphic thoughts..... lol

[NutBrnHair]

What KSUViolet said!

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You should only suicide if you would rather be set on fire and dragged through a field of sharp spikes than join the other 2 sororities.

ROFLMAO!!!

[33girl]

In all seriousness, this is one of the reasons I hate the term "Intentional Single Preference." It's just a bunch of long words and doesn't convey the seriousness of what a rushee is doing if she exercises this option. "Suicide" does. I'm sure that's how its use came about to begin with. "You're only putting down one sorority? That's social suicide!"

[KappaKittyCat]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You indicate in order the sororities you would like to pledge. You can put down only one sorority, but this is called "suiciding" (PC term: Intentional Single Preference) and may result in you receiving no bid at all if that sorority doesn't have you on their bid list. You should only suicide if you would rather be set on fire and dragged through a field of sharp spikes than join the other 2 sororities.

I'm loving you lately.