Is mutual selection really mutual?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

We should not be coercing women into signing a binding contract based on incorrect information or lies.

Right.

However, everyone needs to keep in mind that we only know what's being said here, and we don't know this Rho Chi. Therefore we don't really know what was actually said to the PNM and whether the PX lied, just didn't know the rules, or knew them and didn't communicate them correctly.

[AGDee]

There *is* only a slight chance of a PNM getting matched to her 3rd choice most of the time and I think the Rho Chis are trained to strongly encourage PNMs to maximize their options to be eligible for quota additions (when used) or to get a guaranteed bid (on campuses where they have this) The reality is, if the PNM didn't get choice 1 or 2, she wasn't going to get 1 or 2 whether she put a 3rd choice or not. If all the chapters are at Total and COR doesn't happen on this campus, then it doesn't really matter that she signed a binding contract. The only part that she said wrong was that the computer would freak out...

[agzg]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Right.

However, everyone needs to keep in mind that we only know what's being said here, and we don't know this Rho Chi. Therefore we don't really know what was actually said to the PNM and whether the PX lied, just didn't know the rules, or knew them and didn't communicate them correctly.

I'm with you. On the computer thing, well that's a lie or a lie someone else told the PX. On the rest of the advice, it really seems that she didn't communicate effectively enough that it is a pnm's choice whether or not to exclude a chapter.