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Originally posted by Eclipse
Why do NPC sororities have to have a certain number on a campus to remain on that campus? I can understand the housing issue, i.e. if we don't have enough girls to fill the house/pay dues, etc. we will be in a bad place financially, but for those groups who have no house, and they are meeting the goals of the organization (not sure if this is the case here), what does it matter if they have 10 members or 100? What impact does "campus total" (I think that is what I heard it called) have, especially since different campuses have different "totals"?
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In the immortal words of P Diddly Daddy Puff....
it's all about the benjamins baby.
As I've said before, I think the pressure to increase numbers ends up being more detrimental than being small in the first place. If you have a small chapter that isn't obsessing about it, and is supported by the national regardless of their size, they will be happier and will probably attract more girls. If they're constantly under the gun to get x members by x date or they will be closed, it's damned hard to put on a shiny happy face for rush.
I'm not saying just blow off quota/total, at the big schools they would be lost without it. But there is a difference between encouragement and unreasonable pressure.