[scgoldengirl]

We were the 3rd largest chapter on campus the year that I pledged, but Ms Alpha didn't make quota with my pledge class. We were very close but the actives felt like they didn't want to hand out bids to warm bodies just to make quota. And we did have a gorgeous pledge class-I felt like the ugly duckling compared to my mostly younger pledge sisters. Chapter limitation was around 75 so we had 2 or 3 openings for open rush (that's what we called it back then). We did make quota the following year and ended up with a fantastic pledge class.

But you guys are right. The system in place did make it awfully hard to make quota. 3 of the sororities in my story folded a few years after I graduated. These were older, more established chapters, too. But somehow they lost their way and their numbers started slipping, and with that quota system, it was nearly impossible to catch up. Not sure when the new system started but it appears that it evens the playing field out quite a bit.