[irishpipes]

In some ways, the Nebraska system would make the top houses even more elite. If everybody is allowed to take quota of say 40, PNMs have the same number of slots in the top chapters as in the bottoms ones. If the top chapters are only taking 25 and the bottom ones are taking 45, it is even harder for the PNMs to get into those top houses, making them even more elite. I think the Nebraska system has its merits for sure, but it errs in favor of the chapter, where the NPC system errs in favor of the PNM. I think the preference is just on which side you want the balance to be shifted. Typically recruitment tries to give those kind of advantages to the PNM, because the chapter has so much power inherently in the recruitment process (in that the selection process may be "mutual" but if the chapter doesn't invite you, you can't decide to pledge.)