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I'm not a member of OPA, and do not claim to be an expert on them.

OPA is a National Service Sorority, just as APO is a National Service Fraternity. APO's rules do not allow for APO chapters to be members of local school's IFC and the like. Am sure for the same reason, OPA's chapters are not supposed to be members of their local school's NPC and the like. Because APO, OPA, and GSS are service, not social/general, GLOs, we are open to members of social/general GLOs and for our chapters to join local IFC/NPC groups, etc, this can cause problems.

APO happens to be a member of the Professional Fraternity Association. OPA is not a member of that group, nor any other council of GLOs.

The difference in the number of chapters may be a difference in the number established vs how many are active.