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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Exactly. In Illinois, for example, the two most desirable schools to be at are U of I and Northwestern, both good schools with big Greek life. From there, there's an immediate drop-off in numbers at any of the "directional" or private schools.
That said, though, if someone had asked me off the top of my head what group was strongest in Illinois, Delta Zeta would have come to mind, so the sheer number of chapters isn't meaningless, but if they were not at U of I or NW, that answer may be different.
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Oh, I totally agree with these points. For example, in California (because I'm a broken record, you know), Phi Sigma Sigma has nine chapters, while Chi Omega has eight. If you just looked at the numbers, you might think that Phi Sig has a stronger presence in the state, but then you look at the campuses:
Phi Sigma Sigma
San Francisco State University
California State University - Bakersfield
Chapman University
Woodbury University
California State Universiy - Stanislaus
University of LaVerne
California State University - Sacramento
California State University - Dominguez Hills
Sonoma State University
Chi Omega
University of California
Stanford University
University of California - Los Angeles
Universiy of California - Santa Barbara
University of California - Davis
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
University of California - San Diego
California Polytechnic State University
As non-Californians, which of these campuses are you familiar with?