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I wouldn't say that Sig Ep was "one of the top fraternities in the world", or if they are, they haven't been there for long. Traditionally, Sig Ep was not one of the major players. They call themselves the "largest fraternity" because they have a huge number of chapters and so their undergraduate population may be larger.
Sig Ep has been very aggressive and has had a lot of success, albeit recently. You have to give them credit for their ambition.
I like having pledges, but I want us to eliminate hazing. I'm not in favor of numbers above all things, but the big fraternities do feast on the smaller ones, and I don't want to be the prey.
You'd be surprised about chapter size at small schools. A school with 2,000 students as you cite is most likely a private school. Let's say 1,000 of them are men. If there are four fraternities, two will be rivals, and strong. They should easily maintain 65 men. If the 2,000-student school is a public institution without a student body that can financially or socially support fraternities, then we shouldn't be on that campus.
I guess what I'm telling you is: don't be concerend that Pike national is patterning themselves after Sig Ep. That is not happening. Pike is, and should be, comparing themselves to peers like SAE and Sigma Chi.
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