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Poster Name:
It is just math

Poster Message:
There is a quota number for the pledge class set based on the number of PNMs who sign pref cards. For example purposes, if there were 2200 PNMs this year, then assume 90%(~1980) signed a pref card based on history. The quota would be roughly 110 (1980/18 sororities). Each sorority would then list their top 110(the quota) from pref and then rank the remainder. The computer then goes down the lists and matches the PNMs and the sororities, starting with the ones on the top 110 list who also listed that sorority first. Once a sorority hits quota, they stop getting matched. If you are 120 on a sorority's list and listed that sorority first, but you were on your second choices top 110 list, you would most likely get a bid to your second choice. The process continues until the quota is filled for all of the sororities, or all options are exhausted for the ones that don't hit quota. At that point, if all sororities hit their quota, then everyone has the same number of pledges. However, there will always be some PNMs for whom both of there choices are already at quota. This is where RFM kicks in to make sure everyone who turned in both pref cards gets a bid somewhere. If they didn't, then all of those girls left would just get dropped. They typically try to give those left their first choice (but not always), and it pushes the assigned sororities over the quota. In no world is being unable to meet quota better than being pushed over through RFM.