nice reply. you folks have a great time beating each other up.

Why are you still here? I thought you were leaving.
:rolleyes:

Official quota was 67 and most houses pledged 80+. Kappa pledged 82.

I am really hoping Arkansas will begin the process to bring another NPC GLO on campus. After a conversation with the Greek Life director earlier in the week, I think that looks like a definite possibility in the next few years.

BTW, AOPi's house is looking fantastic and quite an addition to sorority row!

ETA Congrats,UARK GO HOGS, on your new pi phi daughter!

Recruitment was excellent this year. They had 712 register - about 19 no showed. Througout the process 64 withdrew and 12 were released by all chapters. 617 completed and filled out pref cards and only 2 were not placed due to intentional single preference. So basically, if you completed the process and maximized your options you got a bid!

The way RFM works for bid match is that a quota range is set. Quota Range was 67-80. Meaning the lowest it could be set at was 67 and actual quota would be from within this range. Actual quota was 76. All but one chapter received quota addtions.

All chapters did incredible well. This system has seen huge growth in the last several years and it has continued even with the additon of AOPi. This was AOPi's their second formal recruitment. Imagine what quota without them! :eek:

Quota 76 - most QA's anyone got was 6 for up to 82. NPC changed the rules for Quota Additions and the 5% rule or a maximum in no longer in effect.

Pi Phi did really well, I got to meet alot of the baby Angels last night.

Gamma Chi revealing was much faster than normal it seemed.

The Quota number of 76 may have been what the recruitment officials working with the computer had as a final number, but the official number they gave to the chapters to turn in was 67.

Very much like Texas' 41 to 51 range

Again the quota range given was 67-80 - this does not mean that quota was set at 67 and then changed. Quota range is given while pref events are still going on so that the chapters get an idea of what quota will be and so that they can make their bid lists. I think it's a misunderstanding of how RFM works, what certain terms mean and how bid lists are made.

Quota range is could be given as 10-50 - doesn't mean that 10 is quota, doesn't mean that 50 is quota. It means that quota can be any number in the 10-50 range, but that it will be no lower than 10.

With RFM quota is not set until all PNM's have turned in bid cards, all chapters have turned in bid lists and the matching as been done for all ranges. In Arkansas' case 67-80.

Quota was/is and always will be 76 for 2008 Arkansas recruitment. : )

Exactly, with quota set at 44.

I understand your explanation - I was there. And I understand the quota range concept, thus the larger numbers actually pledged. However, the official number given to my chapter (and I believe, per Irishpipes, at least one other house) to turn in as an "A" list was 67. All other names attending a pref party were turned in as a "B" list. So the concept of quota started when Panhellenic told us it was 67 with a possibility of 13 more. :)

Exactly, because the lower end was 67. You needed to put everyone else on the B list in case it was 67. And then the 13 more they told you was the higher end of quota range. They have to go on the B list in case quota isn't the highest number so that it's obvious who is and is not on the A list in the end.

Exactly what lauralaylin said. Also, all chapters are given the same quota range. It does not change from one chapter to the next. We're arguing semantics. When all was said and done quota was set at 76 + quota additions. I know, I was there too. :)

I am really not arguing with you, just explaining what I experienced and what is being said. :)

I think the 67 number is being bantered about because no one ever heard the number 76...until I heard (read) it here. All chapters were told on pref night that quota was 67 + a possible 13. Hence, the "word" on the street that quota was 67. Bid day arrives, membership chairs read off the lists, note that they have several (what they consider) quota additions, run off to greet pledges, and never hear what actual quota ended up as.

It probably can be argued that it doesn't even really matter what the actual number is, but people always ask what quota is and the source of the info is what the chapters set their A list at, because, as far as they know, that is quota.

Either way, it was a good recruitment, chapters took more girls this year than last, and I am still lobbying for another NPC group to join the U of A! :)

The guys rush starts tommorow.

I meet my rho chi group today. Hopefully I don't have to make any calls.