variable quota

Variable Quota was established by Panhellenic to even out the numbers. KD, DDD and Chi-O will probably have a quota number of around 100. DG, Phi Mu, Pi Phi and AOPi will probably have quotas of around 125. Kappa, Alpha Phi, ADPi and Theta could have quotas as high as 180.

It would be great if your preference choices match up with the sororities that want you - however the reality is it might not work out that way. I always hate to hear the "find your home" because you might fall in love with a sorority but that sorority doesn't end up on your preference list. The best advice is "GO IN WITH AN OPEN MIND" and don't stress. All of our sororities here at Ole Miss are amazing. There are beautiful, smart, funny, and talented girls in every sororities just like every sorority also has social awkward and weird girls. Freshman don't know how much work goes into selecting each new member and if you are fortunate enough to receive a bid from an Ole Miss sorority it means that sorority wanted you. I promise you can love any sorority you are invited to if you give it a chance.

"Hope this helps" had the best advice---"GO IN WITH AN OPEN MIND"!

Like she said, variable quota is in place to even out the sororities. Last year quotas were like 100, 130ish and 160. This year they will be similar. In addition to different quotas, Panhellenic tells each house how many girls to drop each round. Last year the top houses dropped 1000 girls each after Round 1.

To even get to Prefs, you have to get invited back to houses for Rounds 2 and 3. That's why having an OPEN MIND is so key! Give each house a chance, and be realistic. All our sororities are great, and we really look forward to next week!

Only if YOU want them to! Quit stirring crap before recruitment--TROLL.....

Not a troll MISS Sensitive. Just did not understand why Kappa was put in same boat with ADPi and Alpha Phi.

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I think pnms would and will be surprised at the overlaps in houses rushing the same girls, which is why it's a good idea not to insult houses to your friends. Rush does not break down strictly along the superficial lines this site tries to divvy houses into. Houses are more similar than dissimilar, which is why it's helpful to go through the rounds with an open mind.

Stereotypes seem to make the world "easier" or simpler to understand, but they don't really hold up when considering houses filled with 500 girls. I guarantee many pnms will be surprised at where they and their friends wind up -- and for most, that surprise will turn into happiness. Not trying to lecture. I wanted to share what my friends and I went through so that you do not set yourself up to "fail." Recruitment did not go the way I'd expected, but I staying in the process and ultimately found a lot of new friends and social opportunities where I pledged. The same is true for most of the girls who go through recruitment.

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Gosh I wonder why so many of them drop.

So will Kappa's quota be 180? Why do so many drop? Transfer back to Texas or Alabama? Do they take girls that can't afford it?

This is excellent helpful advice. If I hadn't kept a certain sorority (which I did like just not as "prestigious" as my other top picks) I would have come down to prefs and been cut out of rush. I fortunately had that one house left and I got a bid. I know people mock the national reputation of sororities but that was the reason I kept my "safety" and it turned out to be a helpful plan. Be strategic, as Really writes!! You want a full schedule for return invitations so you have some more choices as the week progresses. Do not let the top houses cut you out of recruitment. You need to be able to have a say in where you end up.

The painful truth is if you haven't gotten any attention from a top tier sorority by today, you will not be getting a bid from them.
So after round 1 don't waste one of your eight chances on them.
Sorry but that's the truth!

I doubt OP was trying to imply Ole Miss is taking credit for variable quota.

Yes!! This is a huge benefit of VQ. I know girls who rushed before VQ and they also got heavily cut at the end.

No, RFM is what prevents that, which Ole Miss has been doing all along just like everywhere else. Release Figure Management tells all houses how many to drop after each round. You were cut because you did make it that far but not all the way to pref. VQ is not what that's about.