Originally Posted by violetpretty
I don't have snarky criticism, but rather, statistical criticism for this thread and the other thread about which states each NPC has the most chapters.
Sure, there is some variation, but states like California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, etc. will be the strong points of MANY sororities just because these states have a large number of schools with NPC chapters.
Conversely, when discussing which NPC has the most chapters in a state, the answer will often be the ones with the most chapters nationwide.
My point is that neither of these threads show an NPC's relative strength.
If you were to compare the percentage of chapters in each state for an NPC, that might show more of their relative strength. However, it won't prove much for states with few schools with NPC chapters. For example, Alpha Chi Omega has one chapter in Vermont, and Vermont has one school with NPCs, so Alpha Chi Omega has chapters in 100% of Vermont schools. Alpha Chi Omega has 13 chapters in California, out of 40 schools with NPCs, meaning that they have chapters in 32.5% of California schools. However, it wouldn't make sense to say that Alpha Chi Omega is stronger in Vermont than they are in California.
I think the only way to really determine the "best" NPC would be to look at what percentage of chapters of each NPC that are achieving a certain set of things standardized by all groups. But since each I/N HQ determines award winners in individual categories different, has different minimum standards, different levels of achievement, and emphasize different qualities, it would be difficult to do this.
I'm not criticizing you, oldu, just pointing out factors to show the limitations of the data you've compiled.
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