[FuzzieAlum]

To play the cynical contrarian here ... I understand that having weak chapters hurts the campus *if* there are potential members on campus who are barred from joining an organization because they can't get into the good ones and new ones can't come on campus. But assuming that everyone who wants to go Greek and is eligible goes, what's the problem with having a "weak link"? (There will always be students who are vehemently anti-Greek, or who are pro-Greek and flunking out of school.)

The way I see it, Greeks LIKE having a weak chapter or two on campus. They can always compare themselves favorably to somebody. They'll never take last in Greek Week, because Tiny Tau can barely field enough men to compete.

And the administration likes Tiny Tau. Tiny doesn't have a house, so they don't throw parties and get in trouble. Tiny never is on social probation. The girls don't think Tiny is full of pigs, because they never think about them at all.

I think if one chapter isn't the weakest link, folks will make one. So every chapter except two are at 100. One is at 99 and Tiny Tau is at 20. Great, Tiny closes, and the school adds Mu Mega Mu. MMM only has 75 pledges, but they get some slack because they're a colony. Everyone starts thinking of Nu 99 as being on the brink - gee, they're smaller, oh no! Or if they're not welcoming to new GLOs, it's MMM that gets slammed. They'll never succeed, blah blah blah.

There will ALWAYS be a weak chapter because we like it that way!