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I come from a very small chapter, 15 active members to be exact. But nationally we are surprising not the smallest chapter. We have learned that recruiting QUALITY women is the key. Our Gamma Class which was just initiated on Sunday consisted of only 4 women. We believe in pledging women who we know are going to be energetic, dedicated, hard-working, goal oriented leaders.
We did learn the hard way...when we had bigger classes and were taking women just because 'they were fun', they 'fit in well' or 'we liked them', in many cases these women ended up being 'dead weight' in the chapter...and that can KILL a small chapter... when your numbers are low and a few members are dragging you down, you REALLY feel the impact.
But I really do enjoy how tight knit we are. Being in a small chapter allows us to really bond with and become realy friends with all of our sisters. We can ALL go out together and just chill- it's really great.
We also make a great impact on our community. Small as we are, we still attend a ton of community service and charitible events, walks, etc.
I like to say that my chapter is small in numbers, but not in spirit!
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