this is usually a tough position for us as well. however, we can't dwell on the fact that we turned away a girl and wonder "what will she do" or "how will she react" otherwise you will end up with girls that may not be quite what you want.
But be honest, you have reached your quota as you put it. If the girls are stellar but you don't want to take too many, ask them to come back next semester. However, if the girl wasn't that stellar/had a bad rep/wasn't what you were looking for, spare them that detail. We had a girl rush a few semesters back that really liked boys... if you know what i mean. We didn't feel she would bring a good image to the house, so we called her up and said "thank you for attending our recruitment events this spring. unfortunately, the house will not be inviting you back to our invite only event on [insert date]." If they ask why, and you really don't want to tell her why, just say it was confidential. It's a lil harsh, but life will go on.
But your situation sounds a lil more relaxed... you don't want to take too many new members because you would be overwhelmed or something like that. I wouldn't worry about "being selective" and whatnot. If the group got that many girls in their first rush, it can only grow from there.
I hope this helps.
good luck.
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