If/When to accept a bid during open recruitment...

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by openrecruitee

Long story short...I went through formal recruitment and wasn't placed. (The first part of my story is even on here under a different name, but I had to change my ID for discretion's sake.) So, I put my application in for Open Recruitment. Greek Affairs said that 7-8 sororites participate in open recruitment, but they all do it on their own time frame.

Out of over a dozen sororities on campus, only one doesn't have house. They are also the only one that doesn't do formal recruitment, instead they do their own recruitment the week school starts.

This house-less sorority invited me to a recruitment event and I went.
I was the only PNM there! I am a bit worried about the fact that there isn't a house because I think it would cause me to really miss out on a lot that sorority life has to offer. But, my biggest concern was that they had a representative there from their national organization that did most of the talking. Is the lack of pmn's and presence of a national rep a red flag that the chapter is at risk of being removed by nationals (or something to that effect)? I got the impression that they would offer me a bid later on, but I am not too fond of joining a chapter that seems to be only a possibility on my campus in years to come. If it matters, they were alredy closed once on my campus and had to be re-chartered.

So, do I accept this *possible* bid now or decline in hopes that one of the other 6-7 (stronger?) sororities will invite me to recruitment events in the future?

I would appreciate any advice given!

It's up to YOU. We can't tell you what you should do.

However, it is worth pointing out that unless you are a member of that chapter, you don't know WHAT their status is with their national organization.

I can't tell you how many times I've heard a rumor on campus that "XYZ is closing next semester!" or something like that.

Also, the fact that a chapter has been closed and re-opened in the past is no indication of whether it will be closed in the future. Several chapters on my campus have been closed and re-opened before.

However, you certainly shouldn't take a bid to a group you aren't comfortable with (to the point of talking about them on a message board).

It's up to you. If you like that chapter, then by all means take a bid if given one. If not, don't. Pretty simple.