[bolingbaker]

You are both correct, of course. Too much emphasis on competition can be destructive within the Greek system. It can also lead to arrogance, which weakens the good relations between chapters.
As you can tell from reading these threads, those of us who really focus on this subject are very much the products of our own experience. We're interested in the mechanics of how to move our chapters in a specific direction. Most members of most chapters don't care, never hear about these things and wouldn't understand it if they did. We can teach the leaders how to accomplish what they want, what they should. This forum is a good place for us to interact.
But you are absolutely right. If this becomes the main emphasis & subject of discussion among the chapters, Greek life will cease to be fun for a lot of members. No real danger of that happening.