You really don't understand intent? Maya made the decision to join the HOT's, even though she held them in contempt. Before Quinn's scavenger hunt list, before even the confirmation of the rumor, Maya decided to use the HOT's to get get money.
So what? I've signed up for free Amazon Prime just to get something delivered faster, despite having no intention of continuing after the trial ended. Amazon (presumably) knew that was a possibility when they made the offer, just as Quinn knew Maya wasn't interested in sorority hijinks when she asked if Maya was interested in free tuition.
her scavenger hunt list is irrelevant to the topic, dunno why you brought it up.
It's relevant because the list was the condition for free tuition.
is the function of a sorority to hand out tens of thousands of dollars to new members? because that's why maya joined. if you don't see why that's dishonest then i can't explain it to you. quinn didn't confirm free tuition, she didn't spread the rumour, she was pissed that it exists. sure, she egged maya on, quinn's dishonest too, but she also told her she'd be earning it on her back. maya fulfilled nothing, she didn't fuck anybody for money, which is the situation even if she's still partly in the dark about it, and if you didn't help her with her list then she cheated on it (lying, albeit certainly justifiable).
When the sorority offers free tuition (even if it is part of a scam), then yeah. Quinn never said Maya would be literally whoring herself out, when Maya asked for details Quinn dropped the subject. Thus as far as Maya was aware, the only requirement was that she had to become a HOT.
Maya didn't trick Quinn into revealing the free tuition and then force her to extend an offer. Maya heard rumors and asked, then agreed to the deal that was presented to her. That just isn't manipulation, no matter how much you hate Maya's reasons for doing so.
Also, I think it's extremely likely that Quinn did indeed spread those rumors. She had an obvious (if stupid) motive to do so and never does anything to quash them. Also, unlike Maya, Quinn has a documented history of manipulating people through deceit.