Quota Plus

ComradesTrue · #1 09-15-2009, 07:12 PM

Disclaimer: my knowledge of recruitment this decade is solely based on what I read on these boards. That being said...

It seems that some posters who happen to be recruitment advisors, district/national officers, etc., have indicated that at some schools quota is now being determined in a different manner. Instead of the simple division, a "quota range" is determined either before or after pref parties (can't remember which) and then the computer goes through and determines what exact number in the range places the most girls. So for example:

500 PNMs at Pref
10 houses

Quota range at pref may be 45-50.

If the most women get placed with quota at 47, then those 470 women are placed. After that the other 30 (or those that maximized their options) are placed with quota additions.

Again, somehow the computer figures out that more women get a bid with this as quota than with 49 or 50.

At least that is how I think I have read it.

Psi U MC Vito · #2 09-15-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Blondie93

Disclaimer: my knowledge of recruitment this decade is solely based on what I read on these boards. That being said...

It seems that some posters who happen to be recruitment advisors, district/national officers, etc., have indicated that at some schools quota is now being determined in a different manner. Instead of the simple division, a "quota range" is determined either before or after pref parties (can't remember which) and then the computer goes through and determines what exact number in the range places the most girls. So for example:

500 PNMs at Pref
10 houses

Quota range at pref may be 45-50.

If the most women get placed with quota at 47, then those 470 women are placed. After that the other 30 (or those that maximized their options) are placed with quota additions.

Again, somehow the computer figures out that more women get a bid with this as quota than with 49 or 50.

At least that is how I think I have read it.

How would more girls possibly be placed with a smaller quota? Or maybe it is designed that nobody would fall short of quota?

ComradesTrue · #3 09-15-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Or maybe it is designed that nobody would fall short of quota?

Maybe that is a factor too?

I just know that several posters have mentioned this "quota range" and that the computer just somehow "knows" what number to set quota as.

Seems that jwright was the one that has explained this so well in the past?

DDDlady · #4 09-15-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

How would more girls possibly be placed with a smaller quota? Or maybe it is designed that nobody would fall short of quota?

I believe part of it too has to do with the PNMs preferences. When bid lists are made, several quota numbers are run in the quota range and the best result is chosen. More PNMs might be placed in their top choice with the lower quota and the others can be added with quota addition. Now I am no recruitment specialist by ANY stretch of the word. That was just my understanding of how it works. Please feel free to correct me (gently) if I have this wrong.

Zillini · #5 09-16-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Blondie93

I just know that several posters have mentioned this "quota range" and that the computer just somehow "knows" what number to set quota as.

The computer system doesn't just "know" what to set Quota at. Panhellenic runs different Quota scenarios (#'s) within the range through the computer system to see the possible results. For example Panhellenic may plug in the lowest possible range number of Quota = X and analyze those results. They look at how many chapters would make Quota at each number, how many would miss Quota, and how many PNMs would not get a bid at all (but might be eligible for Quota Additions if they maximized their options). Then they run it with Quota = X+1, then X+2, etc.

The final Quota number selected is the one where the most Chapters achieve Quota and the most PNMs receive bids through matching. Then Quota Additions are determined.

ComradesTrue · #6 09-16-2009, 09:27 AM

Thank you for the clarification, Zillini.

AGDee · #7 09-21-2009, 07:04 AM

Besides, how often is the number of PNMs equally divisible by the number of chapters? It's pretty rare. We use 500/10 as an example for ease, but it's more likely to be 498/10, etc.

AXOrushadvisor · #8 09-21-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillini

The computer system doesn't just "know" what to set Quota at. Panhellenic runs different Quota scenarios (#'s) within the range through the computer system to see the possible results. For example Panhellenic may plug in the lowest possible range number of Quota = X and analyze those results. They look at how many chapters would make Quota at each number, how many would miss Quota, and how many PNMs would not get a bid at all (but might be eligible for Quota Additions if they maximized their options). Then they run it with Quota = X+1, then X+2, etc.

The final Quota number selected is the one where the most Chapters achieve Quota and the most PNMs receive bids through matching. Then Quota Additions are determined.

This is the best explanation on this and absolutely correct. At the University I advise at the quota additions are given to the smallest Chapters. So if a PNM has ABC as choice number 1 and XYZ as choice number 2 and ABC is smaller than XYZ then the PNM goes to XYZ even though it was her second choice.