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Originally posted by Dionysus
I agree, the bigger the better of ANYTHING, when it comes to numbers. People always say that quality is better than quantity. IMO there is more quality WITHIN quantity.
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I would disagree with you Dionysus. Of course this is all my personal opinion...
Our chapter only has about 80 Active brothers of which about 45 live in.
Currently our house's live in capacity is about 55-60 (depending on how "close" you want to be). We are having it remodeled in the next 2 years and the live in capacity will be about 80. Many of the Alumni think that our capacity right now is ideal. They think that anymore then 60 will cause a breakdown in brotherhood.
Of course at IU, where most chapters are huge, you really cant do much with less then 70 brothers.
Smaller numbers mean a smaller budget and a smaller presence on campus, especially in philanthropy, campus involvement and intramurals. Also, considering the fact that sororities here average about 120, none of them will want to pair with a group that they outnumber 2-1.
Some of our other chapters have had 150+ brothers. I personally dont see how you can have any kind of brotherhood with a chapter that big!
Of course, our chapter at Purdue is smaller then ours (about 40 guys total) and they think that anything more then 60 is a strain on brotherhood.
So I would say...that it's all relative to how your greek system works, how close you want everyone to be and how hard you're willing to work to have a strong sisterhood/brotherhood.
I personally would like a house of about 40 guys, but I see no problem with a house of 85-90.
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