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Originally Posted by sdbeta1
Big question to discuss, how important are numbers on a campus? Does the top house always have the best numbers, are low numbers indicative of failure, will small chapters remain small, while large chapters remain large? A large part of a group's reputation is derived on how they do during rush, and that will stay with them through the year even though they may be doing better than most other houses.
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Good topic. But, something tells me this is going to get nasty real quick. lol
That being said: At some campuses, the largest houses will automatically be considered the best - "Alpha Beta has over 100 members. They have the best guys! Gamma Delta Epsilon only has 40 guys. What's their problem?"
At some campuses, getting a large pledge class doesn't necessarily mean they got the best. One fraternity on my undergrad campus constantly got the largest classes. But, the joke about that was that they would take anyone. Some groups concentrate on getting decent guys and don't worry about the numbers. The largest group on my campus is now one of the smallest groups. They were huge for years and now are struggling. We were small, but concentrated on getting quality guys. It ended up paying off and while we don't get the largest class (and don't want to), we get great guys and have a great rep on campus and nationally. Our numbers have went from 30-40 to around 60-70. A decent size for my old campus.