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Originally posted by Philian
Just to add a little to this...
I think that it is absolutely necessary and appropriate for Nationals to encourage us to get bigger numbers.
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I honestly never felt this pressure. Yes they always asked about our numbers to see how we were doing, but because we were always comfortable with our size, there was NEVER any pressure or threat to our chapter. We were competitive on campus, while still holding high expectations. We worked very hard on keeping drama to the minimum and being assets to our community. As a result of our drive we won national recognition for our Philanthropic efforts.
The point is still being missed though. As a greek community, we have to look at both sides. Yes, I do see why some locals are afraid of NPCs. They see these huge schools where a chapter of 60 women gets closed, but while you hear about that, it is not normal. Your average chapter is not on a yearly basis threatened to get bigger numbers. Encouraged, yes, but who doesn't want encouragement? It is nice to have someone come in and say you are the sweetest girls, how can we show more people this? That is what the 'breathing' really is in real life. By the same token, I'd have given anything not to have to fill out my CEPs, locals get that. They do what they do and don't necessarily have a nat'l board looking over everything.
Again, who are we to look down on someone else's decision to go local or national?