Oh nice work, DGDramadawg. You know how to build suspense. I will be checking in tomorrow for sure!
As far as UMD, I hope I didn't mislead you. It's just the grade rankings, but it has the number of members on it:
http://www.union.umd.edu/greek_life/...20-%202006.pdf
Maybe you're right about the reasons they don't want to lower it. It's interesting to wonder if numbers are higher with year round rushing or if they are higher when there's a perception of scarcity in opportunities to be Greek. You know what I mean? Would more girls join over time if there was just one big formal rush they knew they had to participate in, instead of always knowing they can rush the next semester?