[Firehouse]

Not true about strong Little Sisters = weak chapter. I'm sure that happened sometimes. Women tend to be better organized than men so it would not be unusual for them to perhaps be a little more focused and productive. But the truth is that great chapters had organizations of fabulous-looking women, and weak chapters, well, what major babes are going to hang out with a bunch of weasels?
My chapter had an "initiation" ceremony for Little Sisters, and one of the Brothers always served as Coordinator. The girls elected their own officers, but the focus of their efforts was always on making life better for our chapter, through rush or whatever other means they could devise.
Even today, we get phonecalls from former Little Sisters whose sons are coming to FSU and who want the chapter to rush them. They were a TREMENDOUS ASSET. I'm sorry they're gone. But it's tough to fight the National Sororities. They got nowhere telling their girls they couldn't join Little Sis organizations, so they just eliminated the organizations themselves.