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Originally posted by alum
If a student does not get her top house she won't have worry about making an error in joining any group because even if the chapter isn't "good" the national level is incomparable.
As a CMU Greek, I would like to see Pi Phi because of their reputation. We need to have a national that has the resources tol truly support their colony and young chapter.
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Wow, that is quite the statement.....i would risk to say that no matter how 'great' the national org is, the local chapter is quite important. chapters differ so much between schools and some are very distant from what their nationals would like them to be doing. so a woman should join ABC because they are the "best" national, even though hte individual chapter has the worst GPA, has more sisters fail out, all they do is drink and the NMs get hazed? That makes no sense to me. Yes, you join a national org and it is good to look into the national org when picking a group, but to totally disregard the local chapter is just dumb.
also, no offense, as much as CMU and Harvard and Penn are 'ivy league' or educational powerhouses in your eyes, those of us in lowly state system schools are getting just as good of an education and are just as focused as those other schools. in fact, both of my parents went to penn; they basically told be to do undergrad at a state school because penn was a waste of money unless for grad school. and my little bro goes to the quasi-ivy league Lehigh U, and those kids party way more than my state school kids did and their fraternities are out of control. so don't start trying to throw your CMU education in our faces.
also, AST has a large number of PA chapters and Pitt area alumns, as does DZ, and many others. they would be just as good for CMU. in the end it is the org that best fits to true mission of the org. plus, i am from PA and have never heard of Pi Phi except as being on a list of sororities. with as many chapters as there are in PA, almost any NPC would eb great for this campus. there are tons of alumns around, especially the state school grads because they tend to stay in PA cuz it is a damn fine state! hahahh.
and if a group wasn't strong enough to support a new chapter i feel liek they wouldnt be a national org or they would be slow to open another chapter as that would mean they can't support the chapters they have already.
In the end, i think the best organization for these ladies will be chosen, good luck and best wishes.
editted to remove offensive statement: I'm sorry all.....I see what compulsive posting will do. hahah