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Originally Posted by mugreek
At my school, greek life dominates. With 16/17 "good" sororities, it's better to accept a bid from a bottom tier than it is to drop out completely.
That being said, I am in a "bottom middle" sorority. Out of 17, we are somewhere around number 11. Not terrible, yet not something I think is worth paying $600 a semester.
I'm only a sophomore, so wouldn't consider deactivating yet, but I just want to hear what people think would help us build a much stronger chapter.
A lot of girls agree that there is disorganization, lack of passion, people think that we are "boring" and we don't socialize enough with the frats. I think it would be amazing if we could, as a whole, get our act together and move up a tier and finally be proud of wearing our letters to class!!!  |
If you believe that you are paying $600 a semester to raise you own status, and you aren't proud to wear your letters to class, you should withdraw pronto because your attitude isn't doing your chapter any favors. If you simply feel that the money is being mismanaged, that is another story. Perhaps your chapter is in debt?
Do you want to make changes in your chapter because you feel you are not living up to your National sorority's values and requirements or because you want to raise your chapter's tier to make yourself look better? If it's the latter, you probably should withdraw. If it's the former, consider how you could best contribute to the chapter (recruitment, social, philanthropy, programming, Homecoming/Greek Week, scholarship, etc) and run for a position. Share your ideas with the executive board. Motivate your closest friends in the chapter and others who agree with you.
BTW, aren't there 18 NPC chapters at Miami Ohio or did one close recently?