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I agree with all of you when you say that being small isn't everything the small chapters make it out to be and that if you're handing out bids to anyone who's breathing, that is lazy. However, it seemed like the original post wasn't dealing with a small chapter, but a chapter that was a few below total. My beef with total is that, if you're a few below and don't have anyone you totally love and want to give a bid to at that very second, why can't you wait and rush some more until you do have the quality women you want?
I've graduated, so I'm no longer active in my chapter, but the people who are have had a lot of pressure from nationals to give bids to girls they don't know that well just to hit ceiling. To me, it makes more sense to hold off and keep rushing because, chances are, if there are only 2 or 3 spots open, you'll be able to find 2 or 3 great girls after a few more rush events. It doesn't mean you'll NEVER find 2 or 3 great women, so what's the problem with trying to find them as opposed to giving up just to make numbers? That's what I don't get - it doesn't make sense to me for a national organization to encourage a chapter to take the first girls that show up and seem "ok" when, chances are, given another month you'd be able to find 3 great girls and a lot more. When you're half the size of the other chapters on campus, yeah, there's a problem there. But if you're down by a few and actively rushing, what's the big deal?
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