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University of Illinois
Okay, bid day is tomorrow, and the waiting kills me.
Quota is set at 48, which is pretty good considering the downward trend of the last couple years. It was also set at the last possible minute, so I believe it accurately reflects the number of women who signed pref cards last night.
This year, everyone was strongly encouraged to go to "no frills." Interestingly enough, we were one of the only chapters that did it. We had a good rush, though, with about 57 women per party during the first and second invitational rounds. Last night was preference, and we had about 54 per party on the list, but, as always, there were some no shows. I think about 150 women total came to our house last night, so we are expecting to make quota.
As for my personal opinions, I was gone over labor day weekend, so I did not meet any of the PNM's during the first three rounds. We took a weekend off for Rosh Hashanah, and then prefs were last night.
The first round, my girl did not show up, so I got to rest my feet.
Second round was a girl I really, really want, but I know that my roommate's chapter really wants her too. The computer chair actually pulled me out off the party for a few minutes while the PNM was eating because she had a question! I tried to smooth it over by explaining that I am the past president, and that she just needed me for a second, but I was so embarassed! Anyway, I cried at the end of the party, and told her that I really want her as a sister, so I am really hoping to see her name on our list tomorrow. I think it will be so weird seeing her around campus if she pledges somewhere else.
Third round, I got a girl who did not seem terribly interested. Unfortunately, I had to pref her even though we had not met before. The converstation was much lighter, and I could not steer it to be about the house quite as much. I liked her, and I think she would contribute a lot, but I don't know if she was really sold on Phi Mu. She wasn't that open to the emotional side of things, so I appealed to her rational side instead.
So the list is up tomorrow at 10:30, and I will update when I can!
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