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Hi ladies, I'm new, but I wanted to add my two cents since the Southeast is my home.
I don’t think it’s just the number of chapters or number of alumnae in the state that matters in this case. I think you should really look at the dedication that a group will give to a potential new chapter. If an organization has a dedicated and solid base that will support the new chapter they can probably be very successful without other chapters in the state.
You need to look at each organization's success at colonizing on similar campuses. Someone posted the schools in SC with NPC groups above. Ladies, we all know that just because schools are in South Carolina doesn’t mean they are like Clemson. For example Wofford and Winthrop are not exactly similar to Clemson.
I would also look at what each group has done on campuses with larger Greek systems in recent history, whether they have a lot of current extension commitments, what kind of support they pledge for a potential chapter, and whether their strong leaders dedicated to making this chapter successful. I heard that a couple of nationals closed colonies recently before installing them and that several others have done poorly on large colonizations lately. I don’t remember who it was, but if they applied I’d take that into consideration too.
For those of you who really care about numbers, I think it is also important to look at how many chapters these groups have nationally. My perception is that Clemson is a growing system in a growing state. I called one of my friends who is knowledgeable about these things and here is how many chapters each of these organizations have nationally:
Alpha Phi: 143
Alpha Omicron Pi: 101
Alpha Xi Delta: 111
Delta Zeta: 161
Phi Mu: 118
Sigma Kappa: 108
Sigma Sigma Sigma: 106
Theta Phi Alpha: 39
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