Will someone explain to me, a mere Boy about Total?

[James]

I understand the idea of formal Rush. Get all the new people out during the same days and have the sororities vie for them.

But what is the rationalization behind putting an arbitray cap on membership in any one sorority?

IF I want to be a DZ or XO etc and they want to me shouldn't I just be allowed to pledge them without worrying about a cut off that the sorority itself didn't create?

It dosn't seem Rational. If I want to be DZ I should be able to be them, not told they would love you but you were 21st out of 20 spaces they had available, shame your name started with a W.

And so what if half the girls want one sorority in any given year, thats called competition.

Also, i read on hee that some schools might have as much as 400 girls not placed because of Total? Shouldn't rhey be raising Total? sheez.