[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Make your choice based on the ALUMNAE Chapter, not the collegiate chapter. The alumnae chapter is who you will have the most contact with and they are the ones who will decide whether or not to extend an invitation to you. If volunteering with the collegians is something you would like to do then yes you'll want a chapter close to you but that shouldn't be your first priority.

Once you are invited to join, there will be many opportunities available to you. Helping the alumnae chapter, advising collegians, helping on an international level almost anything you want to do.

If one of them appeals to you then I would start with that one. Just be warned, it might be one that doesn't do Alumna Initiation (or rarely does) so it might be harder to get a foot in. Not all of the groups do AI and those that do vary in their processes.