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Release figures work, in that they don't lead women on to believe they have a shot at a chapter, when in actuality they don't. BUT, what designergal said was that chapters had to eliminate to 300 from 750 after first rounds. That means that their return rates are VERY high after round one, and that is standard practice with release figures. It surprises me that a large panhellenic such as UM would not use these, but smaller universities use them and have used them for the past however many years!