UGA Quota Just Raised!!

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Do many chapters choose to do it? I can't imagine a lot of groups even bothering, unless they are way under. I REALLY can't imagine them extending invitations to women they don't know or who dropped out of recruitment early.

Most NPC groups want to stay at total which optimally is campus chapter average size, so its worth it to add the extra girls especially if you already have someone in mind.

As to adding someone who dropped out of recruitment, it really depends on why someone dropped out of recruitment or chose not to participate in formal recruitment. Sometimes there will be one or two upperclassmen that everybody knows and loves that would take a last minute COB like this. Sometimes girls will drop out when a huge formal recruitment is too stressful or illness or a death in the family makes it unbearable, but they would still be a great sister.

They are sometimes called "pocket girls" - someone that the chapter already knows that you would love to have already in your back pocket.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by HQWest

Most NPC groups want to stay at total which optimally is campus chapter average size, so its worth it to add the extra girls especially if you already have someone in mind.

As to adding someone who dropped out of recruitment, it really depends on why someone dropped out of recruitment or chose not to participate in formal recruitment. Sometimes there will be one or two upperclassmen that everybody knows and loves that would take a last minute COB like this. Sometimes girls will drop out when a huge formal recruitment is too stressful or illness or a death in the family makes it unbearable, but they would still be a great sister.

They are sometimes called "pocket girls" - someone that the chapter already knows that you would love to have already in your back pocket.

Well, right, that's what I meant...they are going to take women who they have in mind beforehand, or even someone like a NM's roommate who didn't rush, but the NM's big meets her and thinks she is awesome, or whatever. They are not going to a) troll the lists of women who dropped out of recruitment or b) openly advertise to find the handful of women they need to hit total.

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Well, right, that's what I meant...they are going to take women who they have in mind beforehand, or even someone like a NM's roommate who didn't rush, but the NM's big meets her and thinks she is awesome, or whatever. They are not going to a) troll the lists of women who dropped out of recruitment or b) openly advertise to find the handful of women they need to hit total.

Probably not choice b) but you might troll the list of girls that dropped out of recruitment or signed up for COB that are a legacy, someone that you had a really good rec letter for? an athlete? someone that couldn't fully participate in recruitment because they were in the band? something like that?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by HQWest

Probably not choice b) but you might troll the list of girls that dropped out of recruitment or signed up for COB that are a legacy, someone that you had a really good rec letter for? an athlete? someone that couldn't fully participate in recruitment because they were in the band? something like that?

Oh, right, agreed. I'm just trying to make the point that NOBODY should ever assume that dropping out of formal recruitment is a good way to get a bid later on.

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Oh, right, agreed. I'm just trying to make the point that NOBODY should ever assume that dropping out of formal recruitment is a good way to get a bid later on.

Oh no - I would never suggest dropping out of recruitment in the hopes total might get raised as a recruitment strategy.

Just that raising total presents an opportunity for a few people that might have missed out on recruitment.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by HQWest

Oh no - I would never suggest dropping out of recruitment in the hopes total might get raised as a recruitment strategy.

Just that raising total presents an opportunity for a few people that might have missed out on recruitment.

Yes, but they are NOT the women who dropped out of recruitment when they only had lower-tier houses left on their schedules. That's all.