We do try to have a more win-win situation here. We follow the rules as far as I know-I've onlt seen the green book once and definitely did not memorize it!
, but we do set quota so that MOST if not all sororities make quota. Then the chapters that get more girls get "quota plus whatever" We usually take quota plus 5 or 6. I gues the "extra" girls are considered snap bids or COBing technically, but like I said, we know it looks REALLY bad to a group's (inter)national to not make quota. So we try to make sure everyone-or almost everyone does. We have one group here that would go under completely if we didn't help them out like that. They are always getting cut really heavy by the PNM's and have the least % of returns etc. So to set quota at 15 instead of 20 (per se) really helps them out. Then the other groups get 15 plus whatever.Some will take 15 plus 5 some will take more and some get less. But that way, the girl's first choices are respected, our first choices are respected and usually most girls get a bid. The sorority that is having the most trouble usally snap bids the girls that got no bid-so they do get a bid from someone-and they usually accept it. They are really nice girls, but they have a really hard time keeping their numbers up, but we'd hate to see them go away. It would really mess things up.