I understand Erik P. Conrad's point. I liked having forty to fifty something sisters. When I first read about sororities that had pledge/new member classes bigger than my entire chapter, I was really surprised. I couldn't imagine being close to so many women. I don't understand how that would work. I think being in a smaller chapter makes it easier to be close. I think that being in a larger chapter provides benefits that I can't imagine since I didn't experience that.
I'm not criticizing. I respect that what works for some chapters at some schools won't work for other chapters. I think that there are pros and cons in each situation.