University of Mississippi - Ole Miss 2014 Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment

[ladybug12]

RFM specialists try to set quota at the highest number so that all chapters make quota, if possible. Sometimes setting it just a few numbers higher will have 3 or more chapters having to snap bid...usually very strong chapters that had smaller numbers at pref due to past recruiting strength statistics.

And then you still have all of the PNMs left who have maximized their options and would go bidless if QA's were not added.

Remember that another round of recruitment was added this year. Past party rounds were 9 6 3 in years past and this year were 10 8 5 2...so lots of estimating and adjustments had to be made this year.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by ladybug12

RFM specialists try to set quota at the highest number so that all chapters make quota, if possible. Sometimes setting it just a few numbers higher will have 3 or more chapters having to snap bid...usually very strong chapters that had smaller numbers at pref due to past recruiting strength statistics.

And then you still have all of the PNMs left who have maximized their options and would go bidless if QA's were not added.

Remember that another round of recruitment was added this year. Past party rounds were 9 6 3 I years past and this year were 10 8 5 2...so lots of estimating and adjustments had to be made this year.

This is probably a huge factor since the previous numbers would essentially be invalid. The carry figures for some groups may have been too small and for some too big. Next year will be a little easier, but figures are usually based on 3 years of data making the next couple years a continued guessing game.