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I don't agree with Erik very often, but this is definitely a situation where I can see his side of things....because it goes on at my school.
The top 7/8 of the 10 Panhel sororities are at least 75+. The bottom half of the 15 IFC fraternities have 50- brothers. Now, you can fault the fraternities all you want for not recruiting or what not, but it does get frustrating when only a small number of sororities can do something with of size. Attempts at combined greek parties have often worked, but they're few and far between.
Also, I know there are A LOT of girls who drop sororities after one or two years. it may not be their thing after all, they might not be able to afford it, or they simply "got over it". The drop rate has actually increased since I've gone greek.
In terms of the brotherhood/sisterhood, I feel it's perfectly possible to grow as a cohesive unit with that many members, but it often doesn't happen that way. I've often seen situations where a members of XYZ have met, conversed, and didn't even realize they were in the same house. But, I think, with that many people, aside from it getting real clique-like, it's more possible than probable to have a bond like that.
I guess there may be an upside to only having 20 undergraduate brothers....
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