I too have to agree that it is great to see the Beta board pick up with so much discussion! With that said, I want to put in my $.02 on the collegate- (sp?) vs. community- based chapters discussion:
First, I don't even know if it's really a vs. It seems like there is a lot of interest on this board of people wanted to know what BSP International's focus is on collegate chapter expansion is. While I think that adding more chapters at the college level is a great idea, let me just toss this out- there are also a lot of younger women (let's say ages 22 to 30) who are not in college but may be interested in joining a group like BSP for the social/learning/networking factors. This is the group I fall in. I'm 24, just moved to southern MD less than a year ago, recently married. I'm trying to meet people, find things to do. Now while having chapters of BSP associated with colleges is a great idea, it might make potential new members wary of joining, because they might think "Oh, well, I don't go to college there/ I'm not taking any college classes/ I've never gone to college; so BSP isn't for me". I guess what I'm saying is that we should project BSP as a "friendship network, with social and learning opportunities", mention that we are a sorority, but not in the traditional, "go-to-college, rush, pledge, frat boys, whatever stereotypes you have" way.
I hope that this rambling of my has made some sense. If anyone has any questions, please post 'em here, I'd be more than happy to respond.
Oh, and the above is just my opinion, I am by no means an expert on all things Beta Sigma Phi.
Beta Sisterly Love,
Nicole