To answer DG's question about lines over 30 prior to 1990 the answer is yes. I attended a HBCU in the mid-late 80s and it was not uncommon to see lines of 30, 40, 50 plus. Over 50 was consider to be a 'huge' line and 20 - 30 was 'average'. Teas (which is what we called rushes back then) typically had 200 - 300 people.
There was a discussion about line caps/legacy 'slots' (which I am not EVEN trying to touch) in another forum and I repeated what a friend said to me when I was complaining about a company recuiting for 2 positions and the number of candidates they had. She said how many jobs do you want? I said of course I only wanted 1 and she replied, "Then why are you complaining? They have 2 jobs and you only want 1!" It was at that moment that I stopped focusing on those things that I had no control over (the number of jobs, the number of candidates) and started focusing on those things that I did have control over (my resume, interview, etc.) I say the same thing for prospectives...doesn't matter if the sorority can or will bring in only a limited number of candidates. Make it your business to be the top candidate so that if they only bring in 1 you will be that one!
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