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thanks tom. i totallty agree. a small chapter doesn't mean they suck or noone wants to join them. its just that alot of women want to join the most popular and biggest group.
my chapter had 6 when i joined, thats right 6, not 60, just 6. that was in FA03. at the end of spring we had 18 and now have 12. we made the most dramatic change on our campus and increased our size the most. plus we had top grades, most service, and huge campus involvement. are women now seeing us as a great sorority? probably not, because we are not at total (45) and are not out partying. the administration, faculty and other many greeks think we are doing great. members of one of the larger sororities also supported us and gave us suggestions for rush and were genuinely excited for us when we got 9 new members this spring. that is what being panhellenically minded is. they didn't help us because they are so good and we aren't. they just brought in some new ideas. and we gave them some too, it really works out well. we don't have to physically rush for smaller groups or thhrow leftovers their way. its mostly the need for moral support and idea exchange. each group has somethign different to offer and that is what is going to get them new members (in a perfect world) and not the actual activities or stuff they have or even a reputation.
our campus does formal way difefrently than most groups here, so i really can't say much about the formal rush side of this discussion. we work mostly in COBing.
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