With RFM you are given a number to rank on your first bid list...use 50 as an example. But, when everyone's lists are matched on the computer, 53 PNMS matched right away for all chapters or the vast majority of chapters.
The RFM specialist for that campus would then look at all the stats and decide if quota was 53, 54, etc....as a way to maximize the PNMs match potential. So, many times when quota is announced on GreekChat it is based on what the chapter was told to rank on the first bid list prior to matching...and is often not the case in the end. If one chapter only matched 40, then only 40 women were a possible match for them prior to quota additions. They have the opportuity to snap bid and COB. Other PNMs who maximized their choices but did not match initially are placed with another of their choices who has the next smallest membership number..even if they made quota.
RFM really does maximize the PNMs chances to match with a chapter. And I agree that usually the smaller chapters are able to pledge more than the old 5% standard..which helps them and the Greek system in the end.
