Accepting Bid as a contract

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Originally Posted by honeychile

We officially released our bid to that poor woman, but the Panhel Advisor held her to it. We seriously didn't need her crying hysterically because she was forced to accept our bid! She was forced to wait a year, but the whole experience left a bad taste in her mouth. She never went through Recruitment again.

You surely don't have to convince me that not all Rho Chis make sure that each woman in her RC group understands the seriousness of the whole Recruitment "game"!

Sometimes they just DO NOT listen. I had explained to my little group in particular one year EXACTLY what happens when they sign that pref card.

I repeatedly said that unless they hated their other choice, they should list them. But IF THEY WOULD CRY ON BID DAY because they got their second choice then they should consider only listing their first choice, with the understanding that that would make it more likely that they will not get a bid since a no-match would result in them getting dropped. (We don't go into COB unless they specifically ask as some see that as a second option).

Guess what one of the girls did? Yep. Cried on Bid Day.

Sometimes they just DON'T listen.

We have started using, this year, a form which outlines all specifications and possibilities very explicitly and the Panhellenic Advisor goes step-by-step through the process. Not only are they getting it from their Rho Chi's, but they're getting it from the Advisor as well...and the sheet of paper they sign.

When I went through I single-preffed, but I wasn't even told I could. I guess I either had a lot of balls or was really dumb. I'm not as against it as some are...I understand why it should not be encouraged but am always frustrated when it is intentionally not mentioned. That would eliminate the crying-on-bid-day scenario.

[sherryanne]

Is there something like a pref night card for COB? I don't think chapters do a Pref Night for COB since it's informal...

Edit: Just wondering how accepting bids work for COB cause I know the same rules from FR apply to COB.

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Originally Posted by sherryanne

Is there something like a pref night card for COB? I don't think chapters do a Pref Night for COB since it's informal...

Edit: Just wondering how accepting bids work for COB cause I know the same rules from FR apply to COB.

No, there are different rules for COB. During informal, a PNM can theoretically be offered a bid to each chapter participating. She is not bound by a chapter merely offering her a bid. She is bound to a chapter for a year once she signs a chapter's bid to accept it.

The "pref card" (Membership Recruitment Acceptance Agreement/MRAA) is only used in formal recruitment. It discourages SIPing to place as many women as possible. Once PNMs rank their chapters after preference and sign their MRAAs, they are bound to whichever chapter they match with for a year. The "accepting or declining" on bid day is a formality.