COBing fresh when upperclass quota isn't met

[Mevara]

I read the MOI as a complete document and no one section can exist on its own. So if you put all the sections together you get the whole picture.

Each NPC fraternity chapter has the right to COB to reach quota or its total allowable chapter size during the regular school year as defined by the school calendar.

Vacancies in the chapter membership roll can be filled only if the chapter is below total.

When a woman negates her signed membership recruitment acceptance binding agreement, refuses to accept her matched bid at the conclusion of membership recruitment and does not participate in a ribbon or formal new member ceremony, this space in the chapter’s pledge quota was not filled. Therefore, the chapter may immediately bid and pledge another woman, even if the chapter is over total.

The purpose of COB is to enable those chapters that did not pledge quota, or pledged quota but did not reach total, to take additional new members immediately following the designated membership recruitment period.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Mevara

I read the MOI as a complete document and no one section can exist on its own. So if you put all the sections together you get the whole picture.

You quote page 77 but leave out the next line:

Vacancies in the chapter membership roll can be filled only if the chapter is below total. A chapter may exceed total as a result of its participation in a Panhellenic recruitment when quota/total and a preferential bidding system are used.

If the campus uses quota/total and preferential bidding, they can exceed total. If they do NOT have the above system then total is the maximum limit.

Since we're talking about a campus that uses quota, Quota rules now apply. Those rules mean you can bid to quota or total, whichever is higher. That's what the "or" in each of those means. If the chapter is at total, but did not receive quota whether through rejected bids or lack of bids, they can bid to quota. If a chapter has met quota but is not at total, they can bid to total. A chapter that has met neither can bid to whichever is higher.

Upperclass quota isn't anywhere IN the MoI and thus is entirely local AFAIK. It's up to the campus panhellenic/advisors etc. to determine how they're treated.