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From the 2014 MOI

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TOTAL
Automatically Adjusting Total (2013)

To allow groups to achieve parity as quickly as possible at the conclusion of primary recruitment, total will be automatically adjusted annually no later than 72 hours following bid distribution. The adjustment will be to average chapter size unless the College Panhellenic adopts an acceptable alternative formula according to the Manual of Information.

Options in Determining Total (2009)

Panhellenics will review total annually, and if it is determined total should be revised, after consultation with the NPC area advisor, College Panhellenics can vote to determine total by any one of the following: 1) average chapter size; 2) the median chapter size; 3) the size of the largest chapter and combined with a number that reflects the best adjustment to total to ensure continued growth opportunities, parity, housing obligations, availability of campus facility and vitality of the College Panhellenic community. Campuses with deferred recruitment may review total to allow for a fall recruitment that would assist in establishing parity, using either average chapter or median size, allowing those below the number to recruit upperclass members.

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Two-tier Total (2009)

College Panhellenics on campuses with deferred recruitment may review total in the fall to allow for a fall recruitment that will assist in establishing parity. This review does not replace the review that should be completed after deferred primary recruitment. This would be a two-tier total. If, after consultation with the NPC area advisor and their respective inter/national organizations, it is agreed that implementation of a fall total is advantageous, fall total can be determined by one of the following:

• Using current data, determine average chapter size and allow chapters below that number to recruit upperclass members.
• Using current data, determine the median chapter size and allow chapters below that number to recruit upperclass members.
• Panhellenics should determine in the prior spring if a two-tier total should be implemented for the following fall term and vote to do so. The adjustment to a new fall total should be done as soon as possible at the beginning of the fall academic term.