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Regarding Quota and Total

Poster Message:
Quota and total are two separate things. One does not affect the other. Total is an arbitrary number set by Panhellenic for the maximum number of members a chapter can have. It might be based on the median chapter size, or as mentioned above largest chapter plus 5, or something else. On most campuses it is reset yearly after formal recruitment. On the other hand, quota is the maximum number of new members a chapter can pledge. It is typically set after the PNMs sign their MRABAs ( bid cards) and in its simplest form is the number of PNMs who signed the MRABA divided by the number of sororities on campus. So, it 350 PNMs signed MRABAs and there are 10 sororities on campus, quota will be 35. It doesn’t matter if campus total is 100 and the largest chapter has 90 members during formal recruitment. They can still pledge 35 girls and they will be over Total. Formal recruitment is the only time a chapter can exceed Total. If there is a chapter that has 50 members and they pledge quota(35) they can COB until they get to Total, because they are 5 below total, but they have to stop once they reach total. The problem is a low number of girls participating in formal recruitment and PNMs determined to pledge only a certain few chapters.