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Poster Name:
Is quota better

Poster Message:
I wonder if the quota system is actually making things better or worse. I know everyone wants to try to be more inclusive but expanding the number of chapters at the same time switching from a pure bed rush to quota system may be part of the reason some of the newer chapters at IU have struggled. Let's say for example, a new chapter is trying to compete academically with some of the more established chapters on campus. I am using academics here because it is a quantifiable figure but you can fill in academics for social skills or what ever other variable you want. Under the previous system, the top academic chapter on campus might take the 35 academically strongest women and so on it would go down the line. The 22nd chapter on campus would end up with PNM academically ranked from 736 to 770. If you increase the quota numbers to say 60. Then the 22nd sorority would end up with PNMs ranked 1261 to 1320.....In other words, the gap in academic skills between the top house and the bottom house becomes wider with a larger quota. I realize that people are concerned with the number of quality PNMs that do not get placed each year....that is a problem. However, my fear is that by increasing the quotas Pan Hel is actually undermining the newer chapters and making it less likely they will succeed. It also reinforces the whole tier system. Put another way, the actual number of sorority openings maybe reduced in the future if chapters close due to the high quota system costing them quality members. In my mind, the solution is to support lower quotas but more chapters. Focus on getting all 26 NPC sororities established, stable and thriving at IU and then worry about increasing quotas to make things more inclusive!