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Originally Posted by irishpipes
This question doesn't just apply to AXiD at Auburn, but to any school where housing is not an issue: isn't the attitude Trish is talking about better for the chapter? If you don't have the financial pressure of having to fill a house, and you are getting enough members to fill officer positions and pay dues for socials, etc., then why not accept fewer members who are very committed and who project a good image rather than accept members who maybe won't do your chapter any good in the long run? Still stay very selective so that you don't develop a poor reputation? I know that consistently not making quota can hurt a reputation, but I would think that taking a smaller number of exceptional women would help your chapter more than taking quota - or close to it - of sub-par PNMs. Obviously to remain viable a chapter has to initiate enough members to fill necessary offices and to pay the bills, but above that isn't it all just gravy to an extent?
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Yes.
But if your national office isn't of that mindset, it isn't going to matter. And sometimes it's hard to explain to them, especially if they all came from chapters that had the pick of who they wanted to pledge. They just honestly do not understand what it's like.
Sometimes you do pick up "diamonds in the rough" and the women that everyone else rejected and you ended up with turn out to be super sisters, super campus leaders, and super in terms of improving the chapter's overall reputation. But most of the time, not so much.