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ktsnake, i think i see what you're saying about putting the "group" over the individual -- however, it would not be living up to our panhellenic standards to just let a group die out in favor of letting individuals pick up and start a new one, because usually the groups that aren't doing well in rush still have an amazing sisterhood that many women would be able to thrive in.
when a chapter dies out, it's more than just the "group" that goes away, it's ALL of the INDIVIDUALS who were working hard to save that chapter - the national representatives, the alumnae, the other panhellenic groups, and especially the sisters who not only have put time, energy, and heart into their chapter, but who will no longer be able to be in a sorority because once you've been initiated, you are bound to that group forever.
i think it's a good philosophy on the part of the NPC to encourage girls who didnt get bids to the house they might have originally wanted to go for the house they might not have wanted, because it strengthens the greek system as a whole. if panhel just let every weak chapter close and kept opening new ones, there would be no sense of continuity or tradition or support in the community. when my chapter colonized on campus, AGD's alpha chapter closed the next semester. they had been struggling for a few years, i think, but a lot of us felt guilty and as if we had a part in it. i can see it from both perspectives, but i do think in general its unfair to bring a new group to a campus where houses are struggling.
just my two cents.
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