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Originally posted by JocelynC
I'm confused, but probably b/c I didn't go through formal.
Why would you cry over a group that you obviously listed on your card? You shouldn't put a group on your card that would make you CRY if you got a bid.
Listing a group you don't want just for the sake of getting a bid isn't worth it.
I also DON'T agree with sororities who try to "cheer up" PNM's who don't want to be there just to keep them from dropping.
If someone came to my bid day crying tears of sadness, I'd gladly let them go.
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Sometimes Greek Life/Panhellenic won't allow suiciding, so the PNMs have to put other GLOs on their cards. If you go to a pref party, you are somewhere on the GLO's bid list. Even if you are the last name on the list, you could still get a bid.
Emotions are running high during recruitment. These young ladies are trying to find their way in a new environment (for the freshmen anyway), but too often they listen to other people's opinions rather than their hearts, which is why their knee-jerk reaction to a bid to their 2nd choice GLO is crying. So many times (like what we've read on GC), once the crying stops, these are some of your GLO's best members, and they are thanking their lucky stars that the other GLO
didn't give them a bid!
As far as cheering up a crying PNM on bid day, it's kind of a 2-fold thing. You are trying to help her through a difficult time, but you also don't want her to affect the other new members with her crying. Once the dust settles, cooler heads prevail. If she really can't see herself a member of your GLO, then it's best for both sides that she depledge.
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