[PhoenixAzul]

Perhaps it is easier when there is no total set. Since I'm on an all-local campus, we don't really have a "total", each house just exists as it is. One of the largest now (with nearly 70 members) was only at 6 members less than 5 years ago. They grew with a lot of hard work and have a really strong tradition of leadership in Panhel and on campus in general (they rock).

When I pledged, I think my sorority was at 8 or 9 actuves. Now we're at 20 (2 successful pledge classes of 9, half of quota). going along with what the above poster said...we can't physically/ financially deal with doubling our size with new members. Going from 20 to 40 would be very, very difficult for us to do, since we haven't been at that size since the 80's (perhaps later!). We don't have any experience dealing with that big of a pledge class. Not to say I wouldn't pee my pants in excitement, but the planning would be interesting. Also, if we had more NM's to actives, I'd be worried just because it would be very stressful on the actives to care and attend to 2 littles. We typically have 2 bigs to a little, flipping that ratio would be interesting.

Also, there is the potential for that class to end up running the sorority if they vote as a block, which I'd like to think wouldn't happen, but can obviously happen. A group of girls comes in, puts on the happy-sister garb, and then secretly votes to take over and displace the traditions and hard work of older members. It's something to think about.