[honeychile]

Good questions! I'm going to answer these as I would have answered when I was going through recruitment, for the most part, as I think that's where you're going with this:

1) Would you be more likely to show interest in an organization with more established chapters as opposed to one with fewer? When I started college, it was with the intent that I would transfer after my freshman year (I was 17). So, I would not have looked twice at a local, and was trying to keep to sororities that had a chapter at the schools to which I wanted to transfer.

2) Would you show more interest in an organization with large numbers as opposed to one with small numbers? As a freshman, the big-to-middle chapters were more my style. There were 3 chapters who had less than 20 women in each, and I really didn't give them much of a chance.

3) Would you prefer to join an organization that has been around for longer but had few chapters? It would depend upon their campus reputation, or the women themselves. If they had made a good impression, I would give them a chance.

4) Did the organization’s colors or website affect your interest level? Yes and no. I would be lying if I said that liking the colors of the sororities I put at the top of the list wasn't a factor, but there was one sorority whose colors I liked, but didn't rush (I still haven't figured that one out after all these years!). I think it was more knowing that I liked ABC & XYZ, and isn't it great that I also like their colors situation.

5) What was it about the organization that you chose that interested you? When it came down to the two chapters I preffed, it was all about the sisterhood shown & the history dynamic. Both had a long and stellar history in the sorority arena, and were well known. Both had similar colors, gorgeous sisters, and a wonderful sisterhood. But as much as I wanted to please my family with my legacy chapter, I knew from the first day of rush (and reading their literature) that I wanted to be an Alpha Delta Pi.