Who guarantees placement?

[LadyLonghorn]

The University of Texas has had guaranteed placement for several years.

1. The PNM must attend all the parties on her schedule each day
2. The PNM must not be crosscut before Preference and attend at least one Preference party

But ............
Crosscuts are brutal at UT and many PNMs don't make it through to Preference. (I think part of the problem is many PNMs are able to drop the "weaker" houses after Open House set and still have a full schedule for the second set. Brutal cuts occur after that set, and when a PNM doesn't have any chapters remaining who have more forgiving return numbers because she dropped them after first round, her options are then greatly limited going forward.) Many others drop out before Preference because they don't like their invites.