RFM-pref day

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by carnation

Ladies who are RFM experts: let's say that a PNM has 3 parties on pref day. She likes 2 (A and B), hates the other one (C). A and B have always made quota. C never makes quota--right off, anyway.

She lists A and B only on her MRABA but doesn't get a bid. Most of us have seen this scenario. How often have you seen this happen? If the third sorority doesn't usually make quota, does it seem to you that that's the bid that girls get in such a scenario?

I realize that it's different for every girl and that it depends where they're placed on the sorority's list. It's just that so often, it seems to me like the PNM gets C.

I think in this scenario, it is slightly more likely for the PNM to get a bid to C chapter than in a scenario where she is preffing three relatively equal chapters and/or where the C chapter typically makes quota just fine.

Reason 1:
This is going to assume that there is a relative gradation of PNM "desirability" that is somewhat even across chapters. Yes, I know that chapter personality and fit are all major factors, but you still tend to see similar strength chapters compete more frequently with each other for PNMs.

If A and B are significantly stronger chapters, then it may be the case that PNM is already near the middle or lower end of those chapter's pref lists. A and B will likely have many women they like just as much as PNM from which to choose. Thus, RFM isn't doing anything to push these PNMs into C, it's more that the scenario is kind of pre-indicating that PNM is more likely to match with C.

Reason 2:
The Quota Addition rules are helpful for PNMs in making the decision to maximize options really only if all the chapters she has tend to make quota. The only benefit to including a chapter that she ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT WANT A BID FROM on her MRABA is in the event that she is not matched with A and B - then she hopes that she is not matched with C so that she can be hand-placed into one of the other chapters as a QA. If C rarely/never makes quota, then PNM receives no benefit to maximizing her options, in the event she truly would turn down the C bid anyway.

Edit: Or at least, this is how I understand RFM to work on most campuses!

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi

If A and B are significantly stronger chapters, then it may be the case that PNM is already near the middle or lower end of those chapter's pref lists. A and B will likely have many women they like just as much as PNM from which to choose. Thus, RFM isn't doing anything to push these PNMs into C, it's more that the scenario is kind of pre-indicating that PNM is more likely to match with C.

This!