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Poster Name:
Old UT

Poster Message:
Before RFM, quota was figured out basically the same way; number of PNMs left at preference divided by the the number of chapters. Obviously there's more to that and a complex algorithm but that's the simplified version. The big difference was in the number of invites a sorority could extend. It was basically the wild west with no limits. So the most desirable chapters would keep inviting tons of PNMs back who they never had any intention of pledging just so they would have huge parties and could brag about the size of their parties and their return rates. Meanwhile all those PNMs were earnestly continuing to go to those parties and believed they still had a chance while regretting chapters where they actually did have a chance. So once preference rolled around, the PNM would either receive no invites or receive invites to parties where she wasn't ever going to get a bid. The end effect was many unplaced PNMs because there was no maximizing options or guaranteed placement if you stuck through the process. It's also how the weaker chapters got smaller and smaller every year. You think recruitment is brutal now? This is what your mothers and grandmothers were up against.