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Texas is a great example of cutthroat. The list in the last post is correct as far as what people consider "top six" although you will never hear anyone in the UT PHC use those words in public.
You would think that all six of those groups would get quota at bid matching - right? Well, it used to be typical for one of those six to not make quote at bid matching, although it didn't take more than a 1/2 hour for them to snap bid to quota. The problem is that all six of these chapters are competing for the same women. I remember a few years ago when one of those groups missed quota by 13 while some of the, so-called, second tier groups made quota. It's because the PNMs end up getting "classified" unofficially based on family, neighborhood, high school, etc.
One thing that Texas did put in place a few years ago is "guaranteed placement," and "junior quota" has been in place for years. While these two things help to place the most PNM, it can have a negative impact on the smaller chapters. The big stay big, the medium sized get bigger and the small stay smaller (although smaller is still 100 members or more.) I can say that ALL of the UT NPC groups are quite selective and are very protective of their image. Despite smaller chapters "needing" women, there are many women at UTexas that will never be offered membership in a UT sorority.
As far as Jenna, to my knowledge she did not have secret service with her - at least I know that they did not enter the house when she was at our event.
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