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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
How did things work before RFM?
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The "conventional wisdom" was that each round should have projected quota multiplied by the number of events in the round. Example: if the campus expected quota to be 50 and PNMs could attend 8 events in that round, each chapter should have 400 PNMs attending their events that round. However, these numbers were not enforced and it was accepted regardless of the chapter's usual return rate. So, if the next round had up to 5 events (which conventional wisdom would indicate 250 total PNMs attending events), a chapter that had a 95% average return (we'll call ABC) for that round would need to release about 130 PNMs and a chapter that had 50% average returns (DEF) for the round would need to release no PNMs and would likely still not have the requisite 250 PNMs attending their events. Then, preference rolls around and ABC (with, let's say, a 90% return for that round and let us assume a 2 event preference) needs to release 125 PNMs to get down to 100 PNMs for preference. Potentially, there are 125 PNMs who have regretted DEF (or other chapters) and now don't have the option of ABC or DEF.
I know this is confusing and I probably could be clearer. I'm happy to answer any questions, I feel that I'm fairly well versed in "recruitment math." I'm thinking about posting a recruitment story from the "inside" this year, so I'm keeping my posts intentionally vague. I'd like to be able to include actual numbers, but I don't know how wise that would be.