Quote:
Originally Posted by TSteven
Yes. However, my understanding is each chapter may (if they want) also bid over the number of beds. The formula is based on the number of PNMs at preference, less the number of “beds” divided by the number of chapters.
So as an example, say 100 PNMs make it to preference and there were three chapters (just to make the math easy).
ABC has 20 bed spots
DEF has 17 bed spots
XYZ has 33 bed spots
70 total bed spots between all three chapters.
Using the formula above, this is how is should play out.
100 PNMs less 70 bed spots = 30 total PNM additions. 30 total PNM additions divided by 3 chapters = 10 additions per chapter.
Thus ABC could pledge 30 (20 bed spots plus 10 additions)
DEF could pledge 27 (17 bed spots plus 10 additions)
XYZ could pledge 43 (33 bed spots plus 10 additions)
ETA: I am not sure how this works, but Lincoln (where the University of Nebraska is located) women are (were) considered “free” PNMs. Meaning they didn’t count toward the bed total. I don’t know if Lincoln women were part of the additions or a separate number.
By the way, UNL changed the way recruitment is conducted this year. So I don’t know if these quotas, additions and “free” Lincoln women still apply.
|
I am a long time lurker and felt like I should come out of the woodwork to clear things up about recruitment at Nebraska. I had heard that recruitment changed a bit at UNL this year so I am not sure if this is still how quota works or not. From what I hear though, the changes were mostly to the structure of recruitment (i.e. no more skits, visiting all houses first round instead of presentations at the Union, no food at parties).
The earlier theories on quota at Nebraska are way more complicated than reality. There is no bed quota. Very rarely do freshmen move into the house. Most women move in the Fall of their sophomore year. This is how quote was determined at least 5 years ago. After pref, Greek Affairs take a look at all of the women who attended and come up with a new campus total. I have no idea how this was done but in theory it would allow for all women who attended pref to get a bid. Each chapter's quota would then be the number of new members that chapter needs to meet total. It's as simple as that. If a chapter had a large senior class graduate the previous spring then most likely, that chapter would take a large pledge class. If a chapter had a small senior class the previous spring and had good retention, they would only need a small pledge class to reach total. Quota additions are available and taken pretty regularly. The houses on campus are all very similar in the total number of members as quota is determined based upon the new total determined in the Fall. Greek Affairs is great about working their hardest to place every woman who goes through recruitment.
Here is a link to the semester reports for all UNL greek chapters. If you look at them, you can see chapter totals and pledges each semester.
http://www.unl.edu/greek/semester_report.shtml
Also, women from Lincoln are not "free". They count towards quota just like everyone else. I have heard stories from alums that a long time ago, women from Lincoln were not allowed to live in the house.