xo_kathy,
As fire1977 said, a lot of what happened with our southern chapters is that they began when being Jewish meant you weren't going to be joining most of the sororities. SO, those women came to D Phi E. Once you get a houseful of Jewish women, other Jewish women are drawn to it, and thus the tradition continues. I do think that NY girls know of D Phi E b/c we are large in the NE, and whether they are Jewish or not, not sure. But I think that most girls choose a sorority based on where they feel most comfortable, and if that's in a house with other girls of their religion, so be it.
I think that any group could be successful at FSU, if the proper $$ and support is given, and if that's D Phi E, all the better for us
