valkyrie-I wouldn't even think raising total should be considered if there are several groups below ceiling. But when you have ONE group that is only getting 9 members while everyone else is getting 35, I think you really have to ask WHY, and the members of that organization have to ask themselves the same question, although I'm sure they already have.
Now there you have one of those points that make you think.
This is an excelent example. Maybe each sitution MUST be considered independently because campuses are so different.
I too can imagine different situations where, no matter WHAT, I wouldn't want to join. Carnation, some of the examples from you own campus would certainly qualify!
As valkyrie said, the WHY is pretty important.
Are they the kind of people your dog would bite?
Is their arrest record longer than the line to the bathroom at a beer bust?
Or, have they fallen victim to a campus image that is nearly impossible to shake.
Someone would really have to be impartial to make a fair decision.