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There's no way we can know that unless we know if they use release figures.

Also, it doesn't matter if they would do informal recruitment - then they'd just have a bunch of random women with no forms, no recs, no nothing showing up at their house. Some chapters could have MORE people show up than they ever would at formal rush, just because the rushees would say "I only want ABC and don't want to go anywhere else so I'm going to their informal party. I'm putting all my eggs in the ABC basket." How would that make things better for anyone?

ETA: Pinky's second post on the thread above clears up a lot. Many women are released for grades, many women drop out of rush at the last minute, and many women refuse to maximize their options. When that happens, you're going to have a lot of cutting going on. If the total = beds in your house system didn't work for IU, I don't think they would still be using it. I think it's stupid too, but apparently housing is a MAJOR part of the Greek system there.