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I think a lot of people misinterpreted what I was trying to say. Basically, unless someone has a personal stake in who did and didn't make quota (a rush chair, advisor, etc), they really don't HAVE to know about the final numbers. I think a lot of you are making a bigger deal out of the whole QUOTA system as it is. If you think UGA's system isn't strong, I want you to come run the system with the ease and efficiency that our greek life advisor and Panhellenic exec do. As a rho chi, I helped "herd" almost 1300 women between 18 houses in blazing GEORGIA HEAT. If you think it's an easy task to manage this many people, then you try it. We have SEVERAL of different sororities TOP NATIONAL CHAPTERS here. We raise HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS every year for charity.
As far as the COB/quota situation, everyone must remember that down here, THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES with recruitment (a famous phrase). With the extensive numbers of strong PNMs, legacies, and levels of competition, it can be difficult to get every single "top girl" wanted by any given chapter. As competitive as the system already is, we don't need chapters feeling superior on the basis of "we got 2 more girls than you did." That's not the kind of thing that creates greek unity. Those numbers are not the bottom line (unless you are an advisor or rush chair). For everyone else, it's the realization that you have many amazing new members in your chapter whom you worked hard to recruit, whether they got their through the normal system or COB or whatever.
And a final word to anyone who has never even BEEN to UGA or SEEN our rush, think twice before you think you can judge our system. We had some of the highest placement rates ever this year. Our rush is second in competitiveness only to Ole Miss, and we managed to pledge more women than ever.
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