[TxGirl]

Release figures are a recommendation in the green book and cannot be enforced unless in is stated that they will be used in your school Panhellenic Recruitment Rules. If it is in there then you cannot invite back more than whatever you number is. This number is figured by the computer and given out by panhellenic to each chapter.

Release figures are based on an individual chapters return rates for the last three years. I don't remember what the exact formula is, but it figures in what quota would be at that point, the average return rate for the last three years and the number of events a pnm can attend. For the chapters will higher return rates this equals into a higher number of women to release. For those with lower return rates it equals a lower number of women to release.

Unfortunately, this is only a recommendation from NPC - so panhellenics do not have to use it unless they want to. NPC is also piloting a new release figure system this year - supposedly it will have the chapters with higher returns releasing more than the old system. I haven't seen the formula yet so I don't know for sure how it works.