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Poster Name:
greek geek

Poster Message:
Quota is selected once preference parties are over and it is selected based on an effort to get all the PNMs matched to one of their pref chapters. Quota isn't set to keep PNMs out. The chapters want as many PNMs as possible. Panhellenic wants as many PNMs to pledge as possible. The goal is to get these girls pledged. RFM is a way to manage the numbers. The strongest recruiting chapters don't and shouldn't invite back as many PNMs as groups that aren't as strong at recruitment. It isn't fair to the PNMs. You don't want them to have false expectations by going back to chapters where there is no change they will get a bid. They need to go back to chapters where they have a realistic opportunity to pledge. That is what RFM is all about. RFM is used to tell each chapter how many PNMs they can invite back each round to level the playing field and make it fair for chapters and PNMs. If you want to complain, the SMU administration is to blame for this stupid timeline of recruitment. Look at other schools. Look at other competitive recruitment campuses. Nobody is as unfair as SMU. Demand that the administration move recruitment to the first semester so the PNMs don't have to go through a tense process for two semesters. The administration wants it both ways. They say they are for the students but what they have forced on panhellenic is BS. The chapters don't want to recruit for two semesters. This is not fun for them. Panhellenic does not want to deal with upset students and parents second semester. It isn't fun for them. Until the administration starts to feel the pain, nothing will change and the students will continue to suffer. Some say how dare you number groups 2-6 or whatever. Well when recruitment goes on for two semesters, it is pretty easy to figure out where groups fall. On campuses where recruitment is in august before classes start or very early september, most PNMs don't know the difference and PNMs can just pledge where they are happy instead of worrying about rankings. But again, the SMU administration seems to think that they are smarter than any other campus and in the end, the freshmen women are the real ones who suffer. Put the blame where it belongs. Until the timing of recruitment changes, don't expect the results to change. And remember, it is only the administration that wants/demands it be this way.