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Here at Delta Omicron (TBS) our SISTERHOOD is strong, but not so with our membership numbers. Part of the problem is that we are small and KKPsi is big, so they draw people who chose which to join based on the size. There are many excellent brothers here at Clarion that are a better 'fit' so to speak with our Tau Beta Sigma chapter. Why did they choose Kappa Kappa Psi instead? It's much easier to join a co-ed fraternity than co-ed sorority. Being co-ed doesn't hurt us in spirt, sisterhood, or love . . . it hurts us in the numbers game, which in the end is sometimes what it takes to keep a chapter open. I love Kappa Kappa Psi, and the majority of the brothers here, but I think it bears saying that anyone who knows our organizations at Clarion well will admit that Tau Beta Sigma is smaller in numbers but overall has more love and togetherness while Kappa Kappa Psi is bigger and more visible but has many internal problems and fighting that they attempt to keep hidden. This is not always visible to a new band member when it comes time to make a decision and there have been people that later regretted their choice. I don't say any of this to 'bad mouth' my brothers, because I love them dearly but rather to illustrate some of what can happen on a campus with two co-ed chapters and a small band program. Luckily we have a lot of prospective MCs for next year that already love the sisterhood and are excited about the possibility of joining. I know that I'm leaving my chapter in capable hands when I graduate in a little over a week.
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