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Originally Posted by LaneSig
Most campuses (most, not all) have more fraternities than sororities. Illinois has 20 sororities and 42 fraternities.
Yes, sororities have caps (quotas, totals), but that isn't really a factor. Think of the SEC schools: Large sororities (in the 100s) and then the fraternities are on a bell curve with a few having 100+ guys, a large group with about 50-100, and then the rest with <50.
So, is it unfair? If more women wanted to join the system or were willing to give new groups or "lower-tiered" groups a chance, there could be a more equal amount of sororities to fraternities.
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I don't see how fewer chapters=unfair as long as male to female Greek participation is comparable. At my alma mater, we have 14 NPC sororities and 22ish IFC fraternities. As far as participation, there are comparable numbers of men and women who are Greek, it's just a question of chapter size. The sororities are larger and there is less variance in size (after formal recruitment last year, two chapters had around 85, and the largest had 115, with most over 100). The fraternities have much variance in size, but generally are smaller, most being within 40-60, a small group above 75, and a small group below 25.