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Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88
I will say that chapters who are on the larger side are, to an extent, made fun of/ostracized because they are bigger. My chapter, for example, takes large PCs and we're fine with that. However, people will say that 'we take anybody.' You can't get houses to change size without changing that culture
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I think you are correct to some extent here. The Third Street chapters are landlocked and cannot expand. They are smaller, hold fewer women, and have an easy time making quotas of 30-40 each year. The niece of a friend is in a Third Street chapter and she told us that the term "Third Street Elite" is bantered about quite often. From what I remember the chapter houses on the extension hold more women. DZ looks huge, as do ADPi and AOPi, from the outside. If i remember correctly, only 7 chapters allow live outs and each chapter gets to make that decision. If 3 or 4 more chapters allowed live out options for seniors, then at least 100 more women could be placed. I can't image why chapters wouldn't want to have at least 45-50 in each pledge class making each chapter closer to 150 first semester and 200 second semester. If girls are allowed to live out, they have more money coming in: dues, parlor fees, more alumnae to make donations, etc. I don't think a pledge class of at least 50 is too large to deter bonding.
I guess I just am frustrated watching so many quality women who want to be in the Greek system being denied membership on such a large scale.