This Bites!! - Page 2

SparkliiQTMTSU · #16 07-17-2003, 03:56 PM

Im not sure if I could drop the other houses but I know that I hate having to pay another 30 something dollars to go thru this process again. GRRR!! I still cant get ahold of anyone in the sorority that can help me out or give me any useful info. but hopefully I will VERY soon!

Nichole

adpiucf · #17 07-17-2003, 05:36 PM

Nichole,

I know how frustrated you must be. Here's what you need to do.

Techincally, a bid is good for one calendar year. As of Spring 2003, as you were not initiated, your bid has expired.

I recommend you immediately send a professional, courteous and concise email to your ZTA President, Chapter Adviser and Area Director (the national officer who oversees chapter operations for chapters in a certain area; not sure what ZTA calls these women) explaining your situation. They may decide to offer a bid to you prior to the start of Fall Recruitment, or they may not.

If you do not receive an invitation to join ZTA through these means, you will have to go through formal/informal recruitment at your school again.

Good luck and please let me know how everything works out.

33girl · #18 07-17-2003, 06:01 PM

Nichole,

This is a dumb question, but did anyone in the chapter keep in touch with you to see what you were doing? Especially if they were at total...they would have wanted to see the semester following if you were planning to depledge, as someone else could have filled the spot.

Oh, and for that lady in Greek Life to tell you to explore other options was downright rude IMO - especially if you told her you still definitely wanted to be part of ZTA.

I'm sorry but this just kind of boggles my mind...how big are the groups there? Similar stuff like this occurred in my chapter, with girls taking off school and such, and we never let the girls fall so out of touch that they didn't know 100% that expired bid or no expired bid we still wanted them to be part of us. We would never have thought of not rebidding them...it would be a slap in the face. And I can't believe that anyone thinks this is OK or right in this situation.

SparkliiQTMTSU · #19 07-17-2003, 06:31 PM

Nobody really kept in touch with me but I cant blame that all on myself as I did not keep in touch with everyone either..a few girls yes but I was in Michigan for months with my family, I do however run into everyone all the time now that I have been back and talk to them when i do...Im just so nervous since they have grown so much since I was pledging that they may not want me back. I know it sounds dumb but it just worries me. Anyways I have emailed a few of the girls that I do talk to and even a couple that I rarely do. I emailed my old New member director and the old president to see if they could help me out in anyway. hopefully I'll get some response back and hopefully its good

Im keeping my fingers crossed. If things dont work out that way for me I guess its the way its going to be but I should be alright!

Nichole

MTSUGURL · #20 07-17-2003, 07:28 PM

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Originally posted by astroAPhi
Hmmm... just out of curiosity, could you drop all the other houses after the first day?

My understanding is that we have to attend all parties that we are invited to unless we are invited to more than the max that we can attend.

SparkliiQTMTSU · #21 07-17-2003, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MTSUGURL
My understanding is that we have to attend all parties that we are invited to unless we are invited to more than the max that we can attend.

yep thats right we do. we cant drop houses, if we are invited back we have to attend to continue going through recruitment. kinda stinks but in a way in makes sense too.

Nichole