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Originally posted by irishpipes
This may be a good idea from both sides of the aisle. Chapters that NEVER have to COB because they always take quota during formal will be forced to learn how to COB. That way, if Greek Life takes a slow turn, as it often does with changes in the economy, social climate, etc., these chapters will be comfortable with the COB process. Also, if even the strongest chapters participate in COB, even for just a few spaces, it may remove some of the stigma associated with COB on some campuses.
ETA: After thinking more about this, it may actually encourage PNMs to drop out of formal when the almighty ABC drops them. Her thinking may be that they can still get into ABC if they drop out and then COB since every chapter will be forced to take some PNMs in COB. Hmmm... Something like this may neccesitate even more rules. 
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But if everyone had a spring quota it wouldn't be COBing, it would be a semiformal recruitment. There would be party schedules and prefs etc, just like formal. The only real dif btwn this and formal rush is that 1) people aren't anal about how many ballooons, where parties are held, etc and 2) the rushees don't HAVE to attend any event.
It wouldn't help at a big Greek school because like you said, people who got dropped from the groups they want would say "well I'll wait till spring and be one of the 5 they have to take." It would make things worse not better.
Everyone takes COB the wrong way. You can get an entire pledge class through COB without having a single party and advertising that you didn't make quota or whatever. Ask people over for dinner, to campus events you are attending, make sure all the sisters get to meet them and vote on whether or not to give them a bid. COB is supposed to be easy and casual, not necessitate constant parties that take as much planning as formal rush.