Quota Additions at Super Competitive Schools

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by gee_ess

I'm late to this discussion but I am one who thinks we are definitely seeing some flaws in RFM. RFM has a lot of good points, and I think I understand the inception, and birth ot it. However, somewhere along the way, a monster was created - the monster of 'everyone gets a bid, QA's are plentiful, and pledge classes are now over 100 on many campuses.

The heavy cuts mandated for stronger chapters after round one make sense but (and woe to me for even suggesting this) I think another, equally heavy cut needs to happen just before pref.

I think the pledge class issue will end up resolved if schools can add chapters as a result. I think that the RFM monster is exaggerated. Not every PNM gets a bid, it's still entirely possible to be cut from all chapters (even those told not to cut anyone). Ultimately I think this is all GOOD for Greek Life, as minimizing PNMs cut from recruitment by forcing them to seek other chapters will on the whole increase the number matched and the number who are positive about Greek Life moving forward

I know expansion isn't as easy as snapping your fingers but it seems that those many campuses probably need to begin the process unless they want chapters of 300+ to be the norm. And on many smaller campuses RFM is helping 5 chapters sustain a much smaller number of actives without the constant teetering collapse, colonization and rinse/repeat.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Not every PNM gets a bid, it's still entirely possible to be cut from all chapters (even those told not to cut anyone).

Unless the pnm is ridiculous (strange beyond words, horrible gpa etc.) it's rare for her to be cut by all chapters. Generally she eliminates the "must invite all back" chapters with her rankings in the first round or two where she still ends up with a full schedule. By the time those "stronger recruiting" chapters are doing the cuts that eliminate her, she doesn't have any of those other "weaker recruiting" chapters left so she's left completely without invites. This is how pnms end up "dropping through the cracks" as it seems to get called on gc.