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Originally posted by twinstars:
How to tell if it's a "strong" chapter--
1. How many student body leaders are in the house? What house is the class president in? What about sports team captains, etc.?
2. The house has good numbers. They normally make quota each year, and they are not one of the smaller houses on campus. A strong house attracts lots of rushees. A weak house has more trouble getting numbers.
3. What kind of all-school events does the house sponsor or co-sponsor? Do lots of non-members actually come to these events? A "strong" chapter will be better able to get the campus involved in its service projects and things like that.
4. Does the house traditionally "get" lots of its legacies? Rushees won't usually "follow their legacy" unless they think their mom or sister's sorority is a strong one on their particular campus.
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Maybe it's just me, but I don't agree with any of this...
1) I don't think a GLO's strength is defined by who has the Class Prez or Team Captains. There is one house on my campus that has lots of athletes and RHAs, etc. and I think (as a chapter) they are snooty.
2) Numbers aren't proof postive either. The house on my campus with the strongest numbers is very cookie-cutter and disliked by many of the other houses. Sometimes the best recruiters don't make the best sisters.
3) Maybe this is just my campus, but our GLOs don't "sponsor" a lot of activities/programs. We have our philanthropy events, but most specialized programs are put on by the BGLOs.
4) While some PNMs may have some loyalty to their mom/grandma/sister's sorority, it seems that many legacies these days are joining other GLOs. Just because a legacy finds another house that she feels comfortable in, that doesn't mean that her legacy sorority isn't a strong one.
I think a better way to tell what a chapter is like is to look at how the sisters act and treat each other. Are they whispering in the corner, ignoring PNMs, seem bored with your converstaion, make sarcastic comments about sisters? This is probably not the type of sorority you want to join. Look for girls that smile at each other, talk you up about your interests, introduce you to other sisters who they think you'd have a good conversation with (not girls they're just trying to pass you off on).
[This message has been edited by LeslieEMU (edited August 15, 2001).]