confused about bids

It's a matching process
Sorority that ranks u highest matches with one u rank highest

May be your first or second or third choice

Take a deep breath and relax. You have a long way to go until Prefs.

This may help you understand a little more - but really, just focus on one day at a time!

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Okay, if you have three prefs then you rank all three houses in your order of choice, if you have two prefs you put those two in order, if one pref you put that house down. Do not omit a house that you pref from your rankings. That’s called suiciding and you may not get a bid at all. Now, if you put ABC as your first choice and ABC has ranked you high enough to make their bid list before they reach quota then you will match with ABC. If not, then you might match with your number two choice if they rank you high enough. If not your number two then maybe you match with your third choice. If not a match there, then you will be a quota addition at any of the three depending on different factors. No one ever knows who is a quota addition or how the matching went down so don't worry about it, just celebrate your bid! If you have ranked all the houses where you preffed you will get a bid at one of the three. Similar situation with preffing at two instead of three – rank them both and you will get a bid. If you pref at one house you will get a bid there unless you really, really blow it, but don’t ever do that.