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Originally Posted by bowsandtoes
I consider anything under 100 total to be a small chapter, good chapter size would be 150-200.
As for the issue of chapter size and national recognition, I referenced a few sororities that I thought had greater name recognition in any region. Chi-o for instance, has about 175 chapters according to wikipedia. The site I looked at for the other sorority showed about 40-50 chapters, mostly in the Midwest. I'm not saying that makes it 'bad' by midwest standards, just that it wouldn't be viewed the same way in the South.
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I think this is something that needs to be viewed in context, not only in terms of north v. south, but with regard to small v. large schools. 150-200 members per chapter at university with 30,000 undergrads is one thing; 200 members in a chapter at a school with 2000 students would be kind of ridiculous for any NPC org, regardless of whether it's Chi O or TPA (IMHO).
Finally, I totally understand that not everyone, especially in the South, will have heard of my org. I recognize that we're not a blip in the SEC world of tiers, etc. It's more a matter of the "asshat-vibe" (thanks 33) and choosing to remain ignorant that got under my skin.
ETA: bowsandtoes, I don't think you were doing that. I appreciate that you took a moment to learn.
And, Ilaria Ame, i think it's pretty awesome that your NME includes that info.
/I really did try to get this back on track before.