UGA Quota Just Raised!!
 

So I just found out that UGA chapter quota has been raised and several chapters are currently in the process of COBing. Anyone know how this works? I'm hoping I might still have a shot at joining a house this fall

I'd start by contacting your Greek Life office as I'm sure they will know more about this and be able to assist you with questions about COB opportunities.

BTW .. I think you meant that total has been raised. Quota only applies to the number of members a chapter may receive thru formal recruitment and is only set/changed at the end of formal recruitment.

Just for the sake of clarity, chapter total may have been raised, but quota was not. Quota is a function of formal rush and when it's done, it's done.

Definitely talk to the Greek Life office, and if you have made friends with girls who are in sororities, I would express interest to them. Do NOT stalk them, mention it 400 times, ask to come over to the house, become facebook friends with every sorority girl you can think of, etc. "Hey Suzie classmate, I heard some chapters here at UGA might be doing some COB to reach the new higher total. I'd love to know about any opportunities you hear of" should cover it.

And they might wait until later this fall or spring to get their current pledge class educated, initiated and assimilated before taking on another group of girls, so be patient.

/eta, Great minds think alike!

SECglitter, I so hope something works out for you! Call the Greek Life office and let us know what you find out!

Part of me is glad. Part of me knows that the GL Office will be inundated by angry new members who'll say they would've gotten their group of choice had total been raised before rush. Quien sabe.

I couldn't help but wonder why they decided this so close to Recruitment.

They try to do this right after formal recruitment so that a chapter that would not have been under total with the old total is now under total with the new total they can COB girls that dropped out of formal recruitment and add them to their current pledge class rather than having to wait until spring or create a second pledge class for the fall.

Total does not affect formal rush/quota so it shouldn't matter.

I know that and you know that. But when these girls see members being added, they won't realize that.

I thought you were going to Rhode Island to study art, SECglitter.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

I believe one of the recommendations of RFM is to adjust total immediately after formal recruitment to reflect average chapter size. Perhaps this is what the new chapter total is at UGA. This recommendation is to allow the chapters below average size to COB up to even standing with other chapters.

Do many chapters choose to do it? I can't imagine a lot of groups even bothering, unless they are way under. I REALLY can't imagine them extending invitations to women they don't know or who dropped out of recruitment early.

Most NPC groups want to stay at total which optimally is campus chapter average size, so its worth it to add the extra girls especially if you already have someone in mind.

As to adding someone who dropped out of recruitment, it really depends on why someone dropped out of recruitment or chose not to participate in formal recruitment. Sometimes there will be one or two upperclassmen that everybody knows and loves that would take a last minute COB like this. Sometimes girls will drop out when a huge formal recruitment is too stressful or illness or a death in the family makes it unbearable, but they would still be a great sister.

They are sometimes called "pocket girls" - someone that the chapter already knows that you would love to have already in your back pocket.
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Ah ok. Read your statement wrong.