2015 Indiana Recruitment

[navane]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

The number of women a chapter is allowed to invite is calculated using RFM, which uses the acceptance rates from the previous years to predict how many women the chapter will need to invite back to make quota. For example if a chapter has a 90% return rate that means that 90% of the women they invited to the same round last year ranked them in their top group (accepting the invitation). So if a chapter's quota is 45 and they have a 90% return rate, they will only be allowed to extend a small number of invitations to preference.

I apologize for the double-post; but, I wanted to separate this out.

So....for those readers still trying to work this out. Here's how I interpret what IndianaSigKap said:

Sorority ABC is a strong recruiting chapter and Sorority XYZ is a weaker recruiting chapter. Quota is set at 45.

ABC historically has a 90% return rate. Therefore, 45 x 100 = 4,500. 4,500/90 = 50. ABC can only invite 50 girls to preference round.

XYZ historically has a 70% return rate. Therefore, 45 x 100 = 4,500. 4,500/70 = 65. XYZ can invite 65 girls to preference round.

Some people might look at this and say, "OMG! ABC is sooo mean! How can they be so harsh?!" When, really, the system is trying to give the PNMs a statistically higher chance of getting a bid.

Thanks for the explanations... it makes sense. Just trying to understand the process. I don't do helicopters.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by navane

Sorority ABC is a strong recruiting chapter and Sorority XYZ is a weaker recruiting chapter. Quota is set at 45.

ABC historically has a 90% return rate. Therefore, 45 x 100 = 4,500. 4,500/90 = 50. ABC can only invite 50 girls to preference round.

XYZ historically has a 70% return rate. Therefore, 45 x 100 = 4,500. 4,500/70 = 65. XYZ can invite 65 girls to preference round.

Close, but not that literal. It's not a direct correlation between return rate and number of invitations issued. There are some other factors that are used as well.

[navane]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

Close, but not that literal. It's not a direct correlation between return rate and number of invitations issued. There are some other factors that are used as well.

Ok thanks. I was trying to come up with some kind of illustration that would help the Moms here get the concept. I know that RFM is real-time and last year's return rates aren't necessarily the sole factor. My main concern was the focus on why some chapters would seemingly cut so many more girls than the next house. Though, I couldn't think of an easier way to explain it to someone on the outside.

[33girl]

Early and severe cuts seem harsh, but the old way - where some chapters would keep inviting as many girls back as would accept their invitation, some of whom they had ZERO interest in, and then cut them either right before or after pref - was way, way, harsher. You have to remember these are the kind of chapters who can make everyone feel welcomed and like they fit in. And some chapters just genuinely don't want to cut anyone because they want to keep giving everyone a 3rd and 4th and 5th chance. With these kind of numbers, that doesn't work either.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Early and severe cuts seem harsh, but the old way - where some chapters would keep inviting as many girls back as would accept their invitation, some of whom they had ZERO interest in, and then cut them either right before or after pref - was way, way, harsher.

This. And then you end up with a zillion girls who are devastated when they receive their pref invites and end up dropping on the spot. And hate the Greek system the rest of their life because they were led on and then dropped.

The only thing wrong with RFM is that it wasn't started sooner. I can only imagine how many chapters might have been saved from closing across the country if it had been started ten to fifteen years earlier.

[KDMafia]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

The only thing wrong with RFM is that it wasn't started sooner. I can only imagine how many chapters might have been saved from closing across the country if it had been started ten to fifteen years earlier.

I agree so much. I was talking to a student who had questions about RFM and she stated that her concern was that it would prop up weak chapters and drag out the process but I stated that there is a difference between a weak recruiting chapter and a chapter that is struggling over all. A chapter that is weak recruiting but still manages to both retain their new members and turn them into positive members are the exact types of chapters that are able to thrive under RFM