[KSUViolet06]

I'm not sure what the total is now. It varies from year to year sometimes depending on the number of girls the sororities take during rush.

During formal rush, every sorority (no matter what size) can take the SAME number of girls (quota) for their pledge class. Quota is the max number a soroity can take in a pledge class. Quota is determined by the number of girls going through the pref round of rush rush divided by the number of sororities. At a school like Auburn, this number itself is going to be pretty high.

Size only matters when it comes to COB. That's where that MAX number (total) comes into play. If a sorority does NOT reach the total # after formal recruitment, they may do COB until they reach it. So if a sorority DOES reach the total after formal recruitment, they CANNOT do COB because they can't bid anymore girls.

Let me give you some examples. I'm using random numbers since I don't know what quota and total at AU is:

Let's say total is 250. This is the MAX number of sisters a sorority can have.

Sorority A already has 222 girls. Quota is 60. On bid day, they get 60 girls (the most they can take in formal recruitment). 222+60= 282. This sorority is over total and CANNOT do COB.

Sorority B has 100 girls. Quota is 60 and they get 60. 100+60= 160. This sorority is under total and CAN do COB until they get to it.