My school is very small only a little over 1500 students if that, so we only have locals and we run under a guaranteed bid format. We also take only one course at a time so because we run on a block schedule our pledging is way different than national so I dont know if our bid process would be relevant. The way we do it everyone is open to go to open parties and pre- pledges. After pre-pledges are done you have until a certain time to preference. If you get a bid you are guaranteed into the group, even though actives give the pledges the impression that there is a 'revote' which encourages pledges to get the most out of pledging like learning the history, family lines, traditions and such, for fear of not getting into the group. In the end however everyone makes it through if given a bid. Hope this helps.
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