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Although I agree that lowering the total might help even the playing field for the three chapters on your campus, making that decision in the fall seems all wrong. For chapters who do their major recruiting in the fall, this is analogous to setting total based on the number of members you have coming into fall, before you hold recruitment. If they really think total should be lowered, they should make that decision after every chapter is at their full strength. On your campus that happens after spring recruitment.
Assuming your Panhellenic Council uses parliamentary procedure, here is what you need to do. One of the voting members who voted in favor of lowering total must get recognized by the chair and say "I move we reconsider the decision to lower chapter total to 30." Like any other motion, it must have a second before it can be discussed. Once you are successful in getting it on the floor for discussion, you discuss it just like any other motion and get to vote on it again. They can make their case about delaying this decision until after spring recruitment, when you are better positioned to see how each of the chapters do.
Keep in mind that this motion-to-reconsider can only be made by someone who voted with the victorious side, i.e., to lower total. I'm not 100% sure, but I think the second has to be part of the winning side, too. Theyt shouldn't be too hard to find if the Panhallenic Council reps were rushed into a decision that they now regret. If you can't come up with two girls who have changed their mind, it's time to graciously accept this decision even if you don't understand it.
I don't claim to be a Roberts Rules expert. Please confirm what I'm recommending with a manual.
Good luck.
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