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The chapters do NOT know who was released and from where.
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If the goal is to maximize membership, then maybe they should, under certain circumstances.
I completely agree that if the group doesn't want the girl, it shouldn't have to take her. But at these big Greek campuses, is that really what's happening? Maybe some of those early cuts are simply girls without recs, or shy girls who didn't make an impression.
How would this idea work: after the chapters turn in their invite lists each round, the panhellenic computer makes a list of those girls who were completely released by all chapters. This list is then provided to the chapters before the next round begins. If a chapter wants to change its mind about any of those girls, then it can invite them even if release figures say their parties are full, and if the girl then makes it to pref night at that chapter, she may be bidded without counting in quota.
Obviously, if a girl was cut "for cause" (meaning she's a problem personality or was rude at the party), the chapter will pass on the opportunity to take a second look. But if she was cut basically to make room under the release figures, or because no one in the chapter knows her, maybe some chapters will give her another chance.
This is basically the same philosophy as quota additions, only applied to the rounds before pref.