I believe in quantity and quality.
I came from a local who wanted to "be small" and we almost died because of it. If we hadn't gone national with A Phi I know my chapter wouldn't be there anymore. Even after going national I do not think my chapter was convinced that being at ceiling/total was the way to go. However they are at ceiling now and not only three times as many members as when I was in school but continue to be cool down to earth women.
Being the largest on campus shouldn't be filled with negative labels. These are successful groups that have long-term viability on a campus. The smallest groups while having successful sisterhood do tend to have issues recruiting and are in danger of dropping off campus (especially when quota's start to decline).
My advice to PM_Mama00 is to grow one class at a time so that in 4 years your chapter will be at ceiling. That way the growth won't seem "all of a sudden" and yet you will be strengthening your chapter.
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