thanks laura - I did mean quota at the one place I said total! Duh
lifesaver, I understand why you think the whole thing is so confusing. But a few thoughts - NPC originally passed the "no-frills" resolution in
1991. Yes ladies, 10 YEARS AGO. And has it been put into place on all campuses? I think we know the answer to that one. It was also supposed to emphasize that "recruitment is 365 days a year" and de-emphasize the importance of formal rush. On the whole, has that happened? Again, I think we know the answer. You can't make policies and then not do anything to enforce them. If so, why did you bother making it in the first place?
At the same time this resolution was passed, rush numbers were declining from a 10-15 year high. And that made everyone more stressed out and competitive. I don't recall EVER hearing of a rush infraction on my campus, other than the big ones like promising bids, or a Rho Chi accidentally revealing her GLO. Why? We were all doing pretty well, and wanted to stay on good terms with one another and not rock the boat. These rush infractions for confetti on a rushee's shoe....I've never heard anything so ridiculous. That's not what no-frills was supposed to be about. But everyone is worried about keeping numbers high, so you get that kind of thing happening. I'm not saying every college is like this, but if you do have people getting anal about confetti and nametags, you have a problem with Panhel unity.
The quota/total rules work if 1) the rushees really do go in with open minds and 2) the college Panhel makes rules and policies that will benefit the college, the rushees and the Greek system at large, not just their own groups. That's what Greek unity is all about.
Plus, if everyone would walk the no-frills walk, instead of just talking the talk, it would do what it was theoretically supposed to do.