[33girl]

dznat, I was going to reply but CC pretty much said everything I was going to.

Again, I ask - do you approve of a nonmember (who isn't an advisor approved by your national office) telling you what your membership goals should be? Would you really want a grad student from (random example) Kappa Kappa Gamma at Pitt telling you how many members you should have, how you should recruit, what methods you should use?

And I went to Clarion, so believe me, I'm familiar with how the Greek systems at the state schools work. Maybe UMD is willing to put more $$ into the Greek system, but it certainly isn't free. I'd love to see more support for Greeks at all the SSHE schools, but IMO providing an atmosphere where they can thrive (i.e. a pro-Greek administration that conveys this sentiment to incoming students) and increasing campus opportunities in general so students will stay around on weekends and get involved is far more important than throwing a bunch of $$$ and programs at us.