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When I was in school I was in a local that went inter/national-- I went to an academically competitive liberal arts college in the Midwest--2000 students total. And I can tell you that none of the larger, more prominent NPC groups were interested in my campus (we had two groups interested at the same time). We received interest from all but two of the groups that joined NPC in 1951--and one who had joined prior.

I think is depends on many things-- is the inter/national expanding? What image does the campus have? Are there alumnae in the area (that can help or vouch for the quality of the institution)? Are our resources wisely spent here? Some of the larger groups may think that a group of under 50 in size will not be a wise use of their money since the financial return is not that great.

As for DPhiE (someone mentioned us) we are selective with the campuses we choose to expand to-- we have a extensive process, a set of standards and expectations that should be met before we agree to expand. Obviously, those may be different from other organizations but we are growing steadily and seeing positive results from this process. We're proud of our colonies and know they will only add to our sisterhood.