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I just read this whole thing, and I wish I had read it earlier because my org just went through the same thing this past semester! We went from having 21 actives, to 38. I have never been so overwhelmed by sheer number of girls before, but I can now say I could not be happier, it is such a powerful and amazing experience to see your sorority grow and have all of your hard work pay off.
Your concerns about becoming a "big" sorority were exactly the same that my sisters and I shared this past semester. The 3 NPC orgs at my school total around 80. It was so nice and intimate to be so close with just 20 other girls and know them all like the back of your hand, but as the process went on I could easily see that it really wasn't going to be that bad at all, if anything it would allow us to get an even wider perspective of life from all these wonderful young women. One of the ways we are dealing with such a large intake is by taking off this spring(when we would normally recruit again) and just focusing and spending our time money and energy on sisterhood, im really looking forward to it!
Also another big similarity was the competition with Minerva, we experienced the same exact thing. We were constantly being pegged as the low-rate version of another org. But this semester we have seen such a come around. Not just because of our new members, but because of everything all of our sisters are doing individually. Someone mentioned having a presence just by going to things, and that is SO true. Our sorority makes a huge effort to really go to EVERYONES events, local, national, whatever, and really help out during big school events such as Greek Week(not very popular at my school) and also put on our own events such as sisterhood socials with other sororities on campus to strengthen bonds between ALL sisters. I have never in the 3 years of being in this org gotten so many compliments on how strong our sisterhood is, and how much people admire our dedication not just to ourselves but to the entire greek community. It is a truly rewarding experience. Oh, and after all that, Minerva brought in only 5 more nms more than us after their fr, and apparently are threatened by us, haha.
Congratulations to your chapter, it's always so nice to see the underdog make great strides to maximizing their full potential!
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