[aephi alum]

I kind of like the idea that PNMs who are invited to pref and who "follow the rules" will get bids. Every year at my school, about 130 bids would be handed out and there were 2 or 3 no-bids... I'd hate to be one of those 2 or 3 girls, being told at prefs how much I'm wanted as a sister, then the next day sitting alone watching 130 fellow PNMs going off happily to their new homes. (I'm leaving the question of suiciding aside for the moment.)

Plus, as a few people have pointed out, it makes it more difficult for a sorority to string along a PNM they don't actually want - leaving her free to go to sororities that are interested in her.

But it could lead to some weird situations, like sororities ending up way over quota. For example, say there are 4 sororities and 40 PNMs at pref -> quota is 10. Now, A and B have 100% retention rates (I know, I know) so they can each only invite 10 to pref. C and D have poorer retention rates, so they can invite say 30 each.

Suddenly, one year, everyone wants to be a C or a D. Out of the 40 PNMs attending pref, 30 are preffing C and D. This is ok because their release figures say they can invite back that many. So, does this mean C and D get to take 15 new members each even though quota is only 10?