How Does Fall Cob Work?

During the fall, COB begins when decided by the chapters and concludes when each chapter has its initiation. During the spring, COB begins after the formal structured recruitment process has concluded.

What does COB mean in sororities?

Continuous Open Bidding
What is Continuous Open Bidding (COB)? Continuous Open Bidding is a very informal process that sororities use to take in new members. Unlike formal recruitment, there are no silence rules, no long days of going from party to party, or complicated invitation acceptances.

What is COB Panhellenic?

Continuous Open Bidding (COB) is an informal recruitment process that Panhellenic sororities use to recruitment new members outside of the designated primary recruitment period to reach quota and/or Panhellenic Total (i.e. Median Chapter size).

Is it hard to rush at Ole Miss?

Ole Miss has one of the largest Greek systems in the country, and it’s notoriously competitive when it comes to rush. Each year over 2000 girls will sign up to participate in formal recruitment, which takes place in the fall after the school semester has begun.

What do you wear to a cob?

COB is much more casual than formal recruitment. Most girls wear jeans and a cute shirt or a simple dress. Think like a first date. You do not want to wear an oversized t-shirt, sweatpants, and running shoes.

How does the cob work?

The COB Process:
Ensures claims are paid correctly by identifying the health benefits available to a Medicare beneficiary, coordinating the payment process, and ensuring that the primary payer, whether Medicare or other insurance, pays first.

How do you ask a sorority to cob?

How can I sign-up for COB?

1. Follow the sororities at your university on social media and reach out to them.
2. Talk to and befriend sorority women on campus.
3. Reach out to your university’s College Panhellenic Council.
4. Fill out a COB interest form.

How long does sorority cob last?

Sororities often spread out the timing of COB events to help increase the number of women who can attend. So, you might find the time frame ranges from one week to several, depending on your campus and the sororities on it.

What is COB experience?

“COB” is short for Continuous Open Bidding, a form of informal recruitment that sorority chapters can participate in at any time outside of primary recruitment. Most people think that COB only happens the semester after a school’s primary recruitment (formerly known as “formal recruitment”).

How do sororities decide who to give bids to?

This matching process is called mutual selection.
Mutual selection starts with Panhellenic looking at your voting and the scores the sororities gave each potential new member. Then based on these lists, they optimize the best schedule for you! This optimized schedule gives you the most options.

What should you not say at rush?

Don’t lie about your sorority. Don’t speak negatively about other sororities or fraternities.
General small talk rules for potential new members and sisters

• Swearing or cussing.
• Talking poorly about other people.
• Being too blunt.
• Being fake.
• Lying.
• Acting like you’re already a sister of that chapter.

What are the top 3 sororities at Ole Miss?

University of Mississippi – Ole Miss Sororities

• Alpha Delta Pi – ΑΔΠ Ratings: 427. Grade: 72.01%
• Alpha Kappa Alpha – ΑΚΑ Ratings: 49.
• Alpha Omicron Pi. Ratings: 504.
• Alpha Phi – ΑΦ Ratings: 373.
• Chi Omega – ΧΩ Ratings: 373.
• Delta Delta Delta – ΔΔΔ Ratings: 457.
• Delta Gamma – ΔΓ Ratings: 570.
• Delta Sigma Theta – ΔΣΘ Ratings: 21.

How long is pledging at Ole Miss?

It varies among all groups, but no new member period lasts longer than 10-12 weeks.

Are cobs good for beginners?

Cobs are often considered as the most suitable horses for beginners, but not all of them are fit for first-time horse owners. The Welsh Section D, for example, can be quite fiery and a sharp ride, and would not be classified as an ideal choice of mount for a less than capable or confident rider.

How do you know if you don’t get a bid?

What happens if you don’t get a bid? Unfortunately, there are women who do not get a bid on Bid Day. If you do not end up with a bid, your recruitment counselor will call you the morning of Bid Day and will let you know that you did not receive a bid.

How do you prepare a cob for showing?

Show cob you will want to hog the mane, and to give the appearance of a pulled tail and take off all the feathers. If clipping, hogging or trimming do this one to two weeks before the show. Then if a mistake happens it has time to grow. You can always do last minute stray hairs the day before.

What are the 7 rules of COB?

Understanding Various COB Rules

• Plan Type Rule.
• Subscriber or Dependent Rule.
• Timeline Rule.
• Employer Coverage Rule.
• Dependent Child (under 18) with Separated/Divorced Parents Rule.

How do you calculate COB?

Calculation 1: Add together the primary’s coinsurance, copay, and deductible (member responsibility). If no coinsurance, copay, and/or deductible, payment is zero. Calculation 2: Subtract the COB paid amount from the Medicaid allowed amount. When the Medicaid allowed amount is less than COB paid, the payment is zero.

Can you decline a sorority bid?

Some recruits pull out of the recruitment process during rush week. Though less common, others decide to reject a bid. You may decide you don’t want to join a sorority at the last minute or you didn’t get the bid you want. Some schools restrict you from rushing for a year if you reject a bid.

How do sororities pick PNMs?

The University uses an online ranking system where we the PNM’s allocate our top 5/8 and rank the bottom 3 (after first round) and then can be called back up to 5/8 houses for the second round.

Can you get 2 bids for sororities?

During both minimally structured recruitment, and continuous open bidding it is possible to get bids from multiple sororities.