I think I get what you're talking about. We have a "hard total" at my school (although we've only had formal recruitment once since panhel was just formed). I know our panhellenic system is still figuring itself out, so I wonder if we would ever adopt a system like the one you mentioned.
Sorry for not answering your question and just adding more questions!
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