How is Quota Determined?

UT Daughter · #1 08-13-2011, 06:38 PM

How is quota determined? I am sure this is something that has been asked before, but I couldn't locate in any of the threads. My daughter is going through recruitment at the University of Texas next week and I was wondering how they determine quota. Thanks for your help!

33girl · #2 08-13-2011, 06:51 PM

You can check out this thread for the basics of it:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=22514

However, we have some posters on GC who are UT sorority alumnae and they will be able to give you a more definite answer on when exactly the quota number is set.

Titchou · #3 08-13-2011, 07:02 PM

Most of that information is outdated now that most all campuses use RFM (release figures method).

Basically, the number of women SIGNING BID CARDS AFTER PREF is divided by the number of chapters participating in recruitment which then yeilds an equal quota per chapter. (100 women signed cards, 5 chapters participating, quota is 20).

There is a caveat to that. With RFM, the computer program also takes into consideration whether that number will place the most women....hopefully all of them. If all women match with that number, then it's a go. If not, then the program adjusts quota until all women eligible are placed. (eligible women being those who "maximized their options by attending all the parties they were allowed to attend and who listed the full number of options on their bid cards).

Are women not matched? Sure. Mostly because they failed to maximize their options by leaving someone off their bid card or suiciding - listing only one group when they could have listed more (attended more than one pref).

So, if your daughter makes it thru to pref and lists all her options on her bid card, she'll get a bid.

UT Daughter · #4 08-13-2011, 07:02 PM

Thank you so much for your help! We have heard the number of girls going through recruitment has increased. It is so confusing . Thanks again.

violetpretty · #5 08-13-2011, 07:17 PM

That's really strange, I always thought quota was determined by the number of women signing a MRABA or "pref card". Quota would be artificially high if it were set early on in recruitment, because PNMs drop out as recruitment goes on. However, that estimated quota is used in complex formulas that tell each chapter how many women to invite back...but it's not the number you'll see on bid day. Then again, most large schools use a quota range when bid matching to determine the optimal number for quota balancing PNMs placed with equality among chapters.

33girl · #6 08-13-2011, 07:25 PM

Titchou - do you have that info or a link to it that you could PM to the Rush forum mods so they can update the thread?

Titchou · #7 08-13-2011, 07:36 PM

No, I don't...I just know how it works because I work with a collegiate chapter where they use RFM. Am sure it's probably on the NPC web site.

And Violet, that's what I was saying - the bid card, "pref card",
MRABA...all the same thing - the card they list their preferences in order on after the last pref party. Whatever you want to call that.

Before RFM, quota was set earlier and so there was pretty much a guarantee that some group would not make quota as women dropped out before bid day. RFM equalizes that.

AZ-AlphaXi · #8 08-13-2011, 09:41 PM

Here's a quote from the NPC Manual of Information on setting quota when the campus uses RFM

Quota Range and Setting Quota
To optimize the number of Potential New Members matched and to achieve
parity, where possible, Quota Range is used prior to setting Quota. Quota is
not set until the final or preference round is completed and the results are
factored.

Titchou · #9 08-13-2011, 11:11 PM

Those are few and far between now. They are just on their own for whatever method they use.