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OK-I'll bite.
Back pre-RFM - there was a tendency for the new members and panhellenics to be negative or gossipy about a chapter if a chapter missed quota, even if a typically VSRC missed it by one or two girls which could happen because someone dropped out of rush or a legacy listed them as second choice.
Now with RFM - I think this has helped encourage women who aren't sure about the Greek system or are not legacies to consider the advantages of going Greek because of what they see as a greatly improved chance of getting a bid (~that is the likelihood of going bidless or being cried on pref night is much much smaller.) All and all - it is a very good thing for CPCs. (And may have helped save several struggling chapters if we had instituted it earlier.)
But in the way that RFM works - based on the historical strength of a recruiting chapter, CPCs are often setting quota such that everyone makes quota - leading to many (or many many) quota additions for some chapters. This has now led to the gossipy types to talk about chapters that got quota additions in the same way as WRC or chapters that previously did not make quota. This even though those QAs often come about either because that chapter had to have done better as compared to the previous year, or because one or more of the typically SRCs may have had an off year. We see PNMs worried about being a QA or having a pledge class with many QAs as meaning that chapter was "less selective" or less desirable in some way. A similar phenomenon of tent talk occurs when there appear to be many more women at one group's pref parties than another.
The other thing (which I did not think statistically likely) but does pan out is that with more QAs more women get their first choice on Bid Day.
Having more QAs also does not seem to affect retention numbers - those seem to stay about the same but I do not have the statistics to verify this.
thoughts?
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