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This will depend on the competitiveness of the campus and if they use release figures. A PNM with a low GPA may be released by all chapters after round 1, particularly on competitive campuses. Not having recs at an SEC school will also probably get a PNM released by all chapters after round 1.

While it is possible that a prepared, polished, involved PNM with recs and a good GPA may slip through the cracks an be released by all chapters during recruitment, she usually won't be released by all of them after round 1 unless something is terribly wrong with her. Some chapters do the majority of their releases early on in recruitment, and others make most of their releases later.

With campuses that use release figures, far more PNMs don't receive bids because they drop out of recruitment instead of from being released by all chapters.