ok, I thought quota additions were something like 10% of quota... how can you get +10 on a quota of 55?

<- confused!!!

I honestly can't tell you. I do know some sisters involved with the UGA chapter but I had actually forgotten to check when UGA's recruitment was because I've been so caught up in preparing my chapter for our recruitment at the end of the month.

The very reliable source of the information did not elaborate.

It has something to do with dropouts in rush. Also I think with the last pledge class of drop outs. Not quite sure.

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Not so Georgia Girl! Alpha Gam did not snap at all. We got 55 which is quota +10 quota additions. We are at Quota and Total and not eligible to snap bid.

What is total at UGA?

They just raised it to 175, I believe.

Greetings from the Heart of Dixie! Now for an Alabama update. I didn't write down the final number, but I believe the grand total of PNM's that signed up for Recruitment was 1353.

**Rumor warning** There were a surprising number of women that didn't show up for Convocation and/or the 1st round and didn't provide excuses. I heard that many of these women simply signed up so they could move into the dorms early. If it's true, that's lousy and abusing the system IMHO. But I doubt there's any way to prove anything and I don't know how Panhellenic or the University can prevent it from happening in the future.

So we've completed two days of 1st round parties. Now we're all waiting to see the results for 2nd round. We got some rain on Tuesday and it delayed the parties a bit, but all in all things went pretty smoothly IMHO, even with the added parties due to the large number of PNMs.

I have not seen postings of UGA results by chapters. Does anyone have that information yet? I think a few chapters numbers have been posted ...but only two or three. Thanks.

Quota at Arkansas is something like 80 or so. Not for sure, I do know that over 300 girls will not get into a sorority through rush.

AOPi is doing hella well. They have a strong chapter at State, and so that is bringing a lot of eastern Arkansas women in. They are getting plenty of leaders, and one girl I know who has bids from every top tier sorority, is dropping and going AOPi.

Not to argue, but I am confused. I didn't think AOPi was taking part in formal rush. And, I think a girl can only get a bid from 1 sorority. At least that's how it was done when I was on campus.

But, as an alumn of Arkansas State, I will attest that Alpha Omicron Pi was a very strong chapter. They always made quota and got some great girls. They have a very strong rep.

AOII participated in the open house round (first round). Our next colonization events begin Sunday and conclude with bid distribution on August 29. So, girls participating in recruitment have seen AOII at Greek Preview weekend and during first round of Formal Recruitment. They know that they can drop out of FR and try for AOII. I think this is what ElephantWalk meant. As for getting multiple bids, I am guessing that he is saying that girls who still have strong chapters on their invitation lists are opting to try for AOII.

Thanks, IrishPipes! I knew you would be "in the know". Appreciate it! :D

PenguinTrax posted this from the Green Book:

Quota Additions

NPC continues to recommend that bids be matched to Quota only. It is recognized, however, that unusual campus conditions may indicate that some women whose bids fail to match in the normal bid matching process may be placed even if this puts a chapter over Quota.

Because most unmatched bids are a direct result of a chapter issuing more inivitations to preference events than it has a reasonable expectation to offer bids, Panhellenics using Quota Additions must encourage collegiate chapters to carefully observe the recommended release numbers.

The following procedures should be followed if women whose bids did not match in the normal course of bid matching must be placed in fraternity chapters that have already reached Quota.

1. No College Panhellenic may adopt this Quota Addtions procedure unless there is compliance with the College Panhellenics Committee's recommendation for release figures. These release figures are based on a three year statistical study as described on pages 85 and 86 of the Manual of Information.

2. The woman will be matched to the fraternity chapter she has listed on her Membership Recruitment Acceptance which is the smallest in chapter size, as long as her name appears on that chapter's preferential bid list, and that by matching her there that group does not exceed Quota by more than 5%.

3. This procedure shall never include a woman who lists an intentional single preference on her preference Membership Recruitment Acceptance or one who as failed to accept or attend any membership recruitment event for which there was room in her membership recruitment schedule.

4. No group may exceed quota by more than 5% of Quota. If 5% is a fractional number, the number shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

5. Quota Additions do not raise or increase the number of Quota and this process is only used during the bid-matching process itself. Quota Additions do not create Quota vacancies under any circumstances. Quota Additions are never involved in Continous Open Bidding.

If quota was 55, quota additions couldn't exceed 3, right? 55*.05=2.75 ->3 If quota = 55, quota plus quota additions = 58 max

Does anyone understand what happened? I heard that quota was 59 from an AOII source, but even then, how do you take 65 without snaps? (59*.05=2.95->3) If quota = 59, quota plus quota additions = 62 max

Not that it really matters - that is great that Alpha Gam took 65, but there seems to be some misinformation. PenguinTrax's citation or the Alpha Gam posters can't both be right, unless UGA is doing something strange.

UK....... bids go out at 2:00PM......

Someone in the know please tell us!!!!

Bids go out at 12 oclock this morning at Arkansas