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Originally posted by sageofages
If that is the case, why not award points based on PERCENTAGE of participation. In your example, of chapters with 100 and 200 members. Say the whole 100 chapter shows up, but only 125 of the 200 chapter shows up. 100 chapter has 100% participation but 125 chapter only has 62.5% participation. Looks to me like 100 chaper is more motivated and involved  .
There are always ways to help level the playing field....
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Last year during derby days, I begged the guys to do it based on percentage. At that point, we were down to about 60 members, and competing with chapters with almost 200. We ended up tying for 4th place with ADPi, one of the largest chapters on campus, and beating KD, also one of the largest chapters on campus. This never would have happened if they hadn't done it based on percentage. It causes a little more stress for them, though, so sometimes they don't want to mess with it. In my case, I had just broken up with one of the brothers, so I was still friends with a lot of them, and they knew how much I was busting my butt to be competitive. They wanted to see us do well since they knew how much work we put into it. Still, it's always good to ask them to do it based on percentage.
As far as size in rush rooms... there are ways to trick the rushees. Sure, I noticed that tri-delt was by far the biggest, but they were in this huge room that made them look smaller than they actually were, and DZ was in a room that made them look bigger than they were. It's always best to get a room that actually fits the size of your chapter.