When I hear the 'horror' stories of Recruitment events at campuses that do not use the quota/total system, I get the heeby-jeebies. It turns the whole event into a ruthless series of events with much disappointment on all sides. The new release figures method does work to maintain healthy chapter numbers across the board. On some campuses there are
slightly fewer women pledging, but there are also more women dropping out of recruitment earlier in the process, and these women are not maximizing their options. The numbers set for quota are staying about the same vs. previous years when (the newer) release figures were not used.
There is going ot be disappointment on all sides, but I think that completely dispensing with the system, especially in a competitive environment, would lead to more problems.
Here is an excellent presentation on how and why the release figures work (Powerpoint format):
http://www.odos.uiuc.edu/GREEK/recru...ruitSummit.ppt