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Originally posted by Little E
We have a very...loose...??? greek system on campus.
Our DP told us that we will suffer in numbers if there is expansion. So we feel caught. We vote no and we are the evil B*'s and that is definatly not the message we need.
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Greetings Little E!
I am by no means an NPC expert, but your situation sounds very similar to a school I once attended.
Firstly, I would think that your DP is correct in saying the current groups will suffer in numbers if another group expands. The greek system seems to be a supply-demand system. If there is a lot of supply, and no demand for greek organizations on campus, the additional group would eventually help deplete the system (you mentioned Greek life wasn't a majorly huge thing at your school?) . The school I used to attend once had many many national GLO's on the campus in the 70's & 80's.. and after awhile, there were just too many and no one wanted to "go greek" anymore. Many of the groups evaporated, and only two national fraternities remained.
I can totally understand you don't want to send the message that you are being B*'s.. or whatever the case may be. I think the best thing you can do is hope for the best. Maybe explain to the group how the system will be affected if your school already has low recruitment numbers, how the "pool" will be spread even thinner. It sounds really bad, but I don't quite know how to put it eloquently.
I think this new group needs to understand the whole supply/demand thing. If there the demand for GLO's at your school isn't there, it would be crazy to work hard to bring another group to campus, only to have them get a closed chapter in the long run because of low numbers or whatever the case may be.
On the opposite side t hough, this new group might get the school stirred up, so to say. They may get more excited about greek life, and maybe even help increase for the demand in GLO's on your campus.
Anyhow, that is my take on it.. sorry for writing a novel
Maybe some of those NPC experts I have seen on these boards might be able to explain it a lil better
