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SIP is for pnm's who are completely anti their #2 house and would rather die than be there. If you would be so sad to not get a bid at all then you wouldn't SIP, you would put both down and make the most of which one you got. To decide on SIP you have to make a personal decision and take your chances at getting your #2 and being locked out of any other choice for an entire year, or possibly not getting a bid at all and being eligible IF something else comes along. SIP is not for every pnm but it's a choice. The bid matching algorithm gives pnm's better odds at getting their #1, but no guarantees. Sometimes pref is a game changer and pnm's do see something that makes them want to join a house they didn't want to before. But the MAIN thing is your nm class, not so much the older girls rushing you. If you can see yourself with some or most of the other girls attending the same pref, that's a sign that you could fit there and be happy (and make the chapter better). The entire recruitment algorithm is designed to not have any houses in the position of snap bidding. No chapter wants that ever. Something has gone wrong for a house to have to snap bid, either pnm's have dropped or SIP'd not wanting them at pref, or the algorithm has required them to release more than they needed to (or they disregarded their given numbers and did so on their own) so they couldn't match to quota. That is why panhellenic advises against SIP, they don't want snap bidding if it can be helped. (It's a real pain for everyone involved and so stressful.) COB is another thing. Yes, if a chapter doesn't match to quota and can't snap enough to get there before bids go out on bid day then they can COB after bid day to hit quota. But also there is Chapter Total Membership to consider, which is set by panhellenic after bid day. Any chapter that is below this new number can COB to get there, but it is only a few spots because it exists to maintain equity among the sorority memberships, not as a secondary rush to get more pnm's. Chapters that have only a few spots will usually offer bids to girls they already know, or maybe not at all, it's not required to fill them. Chapters with a larger number to fill would actively recruit with announcements and events. Either snap or COB is low, low odds for any pnm. There is no crystal ball, YOU HAVE TO TRUST YOUR GUT ABOVE ALL THINGS IN RECRUITMENT.