Alabama (Bama) recruitment 2011

[cardinalnstraw]

So it's only for girls who made it through the pref round? COB at my school was a designated time much later in the year and with these numbers going through I wasn't sure if there would be room left for those later.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Originally Posted by cardinalnstraw

So it's only for girls who made it through the pref round? COB at my school was a designated time much later in the year and with these numbers going through I wasn't sure if there would be room left for those later.

No, its not just for PNMs that made it to pref. A chapter that doesn't make quota may offer a snap bid to any PNM who didn't receive a bid, either because she withdrew at anytime during recruitment or didn't match after preference. COB is for any chapter that is under total and happens after bids are issued and continues until the end of the school year and COB bids may be issued to any eligible woman.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

No, its not just for PNMs that made it to pref. A chapter that doesn't make quota may offer a snap bid to any PNM who didn't receive a bid, either because she withdrew at anytime during recruitment or didn't match after preference.

I didn't think PNMs who withdrew were eligible for snaps?

[Titchou]

COB and snap bidding are two different things. Snap bidding is done on Bid Day only. COB/COR continues throughout the school year.

[cardinalnstraw]

Thanks for clarifying!

[Cheerflyer]

Had ten invites for round 2. All of my top 5 were included.
Had six invites for today, I was cut by one I really wanted to get to know better, oh well I’m not a beauty queen. Another exhausting day.

[Titchou]

Technically, anyone the chapter wants to give a bid to is eligible for snap bidding, whether she went thru formal recruitment or not. In actuality, that probably would never happen (secret MS info here) but it "could".

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Quote from the NPC Manual of Information

If Preferential Bidding is used, women who indicate an Intentional
Single Preference and do not receive an invitation to membership are
eligible for Snap Bidding and Continuous Open Bidding, but are not
eligible for Quota Addition.
Resolved (1995), That a Potential New Member who withdraws from
the Fully Structured Recruitment process before the signing of her
membership acceptance shall be eligible for Snap Bidding and
Continuous Open Bidding.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

Quote from the NPC Manual of Information

If Preferential Bidding is used, women who indicate an Intentional
Single Preference and do not receive an invitation to membership are
eligible for Snap Bidding and Continuous Open Bidding, but are not
eligible for Quota Addition.
Resolved (1995), That a Potential New Member who withdraws from
the Fully Structured Recruitment process before the signing of her
membership acceptance shall be eligible for Snap Bidding and
Continuous Open Bidding.

Thanks for saving me the time to find it!

For those wondering, I won't get into MS, too much, but before we did our final lists, the GL office would provide a list of women who didn't finish recruitment for excused reasons. So, let's say Suzie PNM went to three rounds at a chapter, and was invited to pref, but was then was urgently called away, so she missed pref, and never signed a card. By putting Suzie on a snap list, the chapter is saying "if we don't make quota, the GL office is authorized to call Suzie and offer her a bid to our chapter".

Seeing that most groups don't invite women to pref who they wouldn't be willing to bid in the first place, missing out on Suzie would be sad for both sides.

[chioalum]

With a recruitment this large how many PNM'S would attend each Pref. Party? I can't imagine having to narrow down the lists with this large of a recruitment.

[dgdramadawg]

Heard from one of my girls at Bama that over 400 girls have withdrawn or been released from recruitment. Wow.

Luckily, my girls who are going through recruitment are doing great! Thread coming post-recruitment, pending positive results.

[bamamama14]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Heard from one of my girls at Bama that over 400 girls have withdrawn or been released from recruitment. Wow.

Luckily, my girls who are going through recruitment are doing great! Thread coming post-recruitment, pending positive results.

I bet alot of girls that aren't happy with their list, will drop to interview with DG. I've seen that happen before, and when I was in school, it was actually encouraged. That was before RFM.

I'm waiting to hear from my rec girl this morning. Does anyone know what time pref. invitations are given out?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by bamamama14

I bet alot of girls that aren't happy with their list, will drop to interview with DG. I've seen that happen before, and when I was in school, it was actually encouraged.

By who? The colonizing chapter or Panhellenic?

I might be putting this wrong but I would think that the girls DG will want the most are those who WERE happy with the invites they had, but dropped anyway because they wanted to pursue DG.

[Nhfulmer]

Invitations went out at 12:00 Bama time. I'm hearing of very deep cuts - quite a few really quality girls only having two invitations to Skit Parties and strange things like a girl with a 2.85 being invited to 3rd round for the sorority with the highest grades traditionally. She is a legacy to that group but still...... Rumors are flying hot & heavy about what is going on.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by chioalum

With a recruitment this large how many PNM'S would attend each Pref. Party? I can't imagine having to narrow down the lists with this large of a recruitment.

They have 4 pref parties so it's not that bad numbers wise....