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Can something be done? Sure, lots of things probably can be done. I think the easiest thing is to follow NPC recommendations and use release figures! No, it won't solve all the problems of unbid rushees (and smaller chapters) but if all chapters followed release figures from day one of recruitment, it would help.
Say ABC and DEF have 90%+ return figures this year. Quota is 30, and there are 6 sororities on that campus. Return figures state they can invite 2.5 x quota back (and I'm just pulling that figure out of thin air, because I don't know what it is, just that there is a way to calculate release figures.) So, each should invite a max of 75 back, but ABC always invite back around 120 and have about 110 at their prefs (based on return figures). They don't want to risk not getting quota (although they've achieved quota for decades) so they ignore release figure recommendations. DEF invites 100 back, and 95 accept. So both sororities have two sets of jam packed Prefs. Reality is that only 30 girls will be bid at ABC and 30 at DEF. What happens to the rest of these girls? How many of them got bid? How many of them only went back to ABC and DEF? How many of them would have explored the other sororities if ABC and/or DEF would have released them earlier in the week?
I know this is not the case on every campus, but it does happen. And I'm sure there are campuses that use release figures across the board and there are still unbid PNMs and smaller chapter(s). I just think that this is another part of the problem, as well as a part of the solution.
Christin
(nah, I'm not passionate about this, am I?)
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