Thanks sugar and spice for finding that post. I have a nasty sinus headache that will not go, so my thoughts might be somewhat disconnected.
Actually, russell is the most on the money with his answer.
I hope she doesn't mind me sharing this, but when the New Mex state expansion came up, we were one of the groups up for it. DG got picked instead. I asked one of the girls on here who is from NMSU what she thought, and she said everyone liked us, but DG could commit to keeping 1 or 2 consultants there for a year. ASA could not. But here's the deal: we have 3 consultants for this whole year. DG has around 10. The school wants a sorority that will start out strong, so why wouldn't they pick the one who could do that? I can't be mad at DG or the school's NPC for that.
astroaphi - yes, we have had lots of opportunities to expand. I have lots of opportunities to go into Saks and buy Chanel handbags too. That doesn't mean that I CAN. There is nothing I would love more than to be at some of the big schools we used to be at and places like LSU, Cornell, USC etc. We just do not have the money. That doesn't mean we're in a bad financial state, we just don't have as much disposable income.
The only way I can think of that this could have been prevented from happening is that when the smaller groups first joined NPC, the larger groups were prevented from expanding for a period - much like when a new chapter comes to campus, the existing chapters have to stop recruitment for a period of time. But that idea is a day late and a dollar short.