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Originally Posted by oldu
Correct me, but I can not think of any really strong Greek system in which there is no housing (including lodges or meeting rooms) involved.
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I guess it depends on your criteria for defining "really strong."
Several campuses that come to mind right away (NPC wise) are University of San Diego and UC- SAn Diego and Chapman University. All three of these campuses have had large pledge classes (30s to 40s to 50s) for years! and there was a time when people didn't think NPCs would attract members at UCSD...times change. Sell a product that fits the market and the customers appear!
Coming from a chapter that had housing, I was amazed at the sisterhood between the members of the non-housed chapters I worked with as an Int'l officer. The real estate, it turns out, isn't the big binder I always thought it was. IMO, the future growth for NPCs will probably be at campuses that do not have housing and are not likely to pursue it.