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Greetings!! I just wanted to jump in with a few extra ideas, not just for this particular situation, but that I think can apply elsewhere. It is good to talk about ways to refine the process, and I glad that NPC has begun an evalutaion. I definitely agree that sometimes that things just happen. There is so much that can be predicted about recruitment, and so many things that cannot. I really think luck/chance is a part of all of this. Even strong chapters can have an off year and other chapters a stellar year. There are so many variables!!
Anyway, I think that it is never unreasonable to evaluate all aspects of recruitment each year to evaluate the process. Sometimes even little tweaks can make a big difference. Looking at when quota is set and how release figures/return rates are used are good places to start in any system to try and minimize the things than can just happen. Change what can be changed if need be!
According to the Greek Book, quota can be set entering the second invititational round, before Round 3 because Round 1 (Open House) is not invitational, for example. This can help if a lot of drops occur in the first two days. Quota is more realistic.
The Greek advisor can also work with the chapters on release figures. If a chapter is consistently in the high 90s or at 100 percent for a round, the Greek advisor can ask that they stick to this value and not keep more. The really strong chapters keeping extra girls will only hurt the girls. Many will keep the stronger chapters, even if they are not a good fit, but in reality they may not even have a chance for a bid. That sometimes happen with all of the strong chapters looking at the same girls, and many going bidless. The girls wil not have more chances to look at other groups. For chapters with lower rates, the Greek advisor can work with a chapter allowing it to keep more girls if they would like, even above the release figures. This does not mean that everyone has to be asked back every round, but it gives more flexibility to the chapter leadership and their advisors to do what is best.
It seems logical that these things will occur everywhere, but in my experience, they don't. Even little changes like these have helped Valpo. Maybe they can help others.
Regardless of what has really happened at UGA, I hope all of the chapters are proud of their members and the effort they all put into recruitment. Have a fabulous new member period!!!!
ValpoKD
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