[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by GreekGirley

The crux of the matter is that PNMs are just not told how quota additions work and that doing an ISP will prevent them from being a quota addition...or even what "quota addition" means and how chapters get them. It is unfortunate and happens every year across the country with an average of about 50% getting what they want and the other 50% being left without a bid.

Bottom line is that if the girl would be THAT unhappy in her 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) choice, then those chapters at the bottom probably know it. I mean, if she feels strongly enough to not even list the group on her pref card?? Come on...you KNOW that chapter has a definite hold on that vibe and will place her way down on the list. Now, that doesn't mean that she won't still get them...but the odds are much more likely that she'll get her 1st choice.

So, what I"m saying is that Greek Life at the schools and the Gamma Chis need to do a better job of telling them WHY it is bad to ISP...not just "don't do it"...because we all know that this generation is one who needs reasons for what they do. They won't typically follow blindly with a recommendation from someone they've not even met until a week before rush starts.

Originally Posted by GreekGirley

Due to RFM, quota is not a defined number until after bid lists are turned in. Up until that point, it's a 'quota range' and can be quite large...a differential of 10 or more is not uncommon with schools who chapter total is over 100. So, chapters have no way of knowing if their quota will be 40 or 50. So, if they have 50 legacies at pref and quota winds up being 42, then they cannot list all their legacies on the first bid list. Not the fault of the chapter. Just the way the system works.