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I think you're really barking up the wrong tree here. While I generally agree that the largest fraternities on a given campus are usually the best, that same model doesn't hold true when you're comoparing one national to another. You'd have to have some expereince with the personalities of the different fraternities to understand that.
Take a look, for instance, at Beta Theta Pi and Kappa Alpha Order (I'm not a member of either one). Neither of those are as large as the ones you listed, yet I think among people who are familiar with national fraternities, you'll find that both Beta and KA are more prestigeous than maybe one or two of the ones you cite.
Numbers are tricky. Sig Ep says it is the largest national fraternity, and that's true because they they base that on the fact that they have the largest number of undergraduates at any one time. But...the TKEs have the largest number of chapters, the SAEs have the largest number of alumni, the Pikes have the largest average chapter size...and none of it means much. Lambda Chi, as a national, has a very different personality than, say, Sigma Chi. Who's best? It depends on your frame of reference.
I know...you're only asking about the numbers. But that doesn't mask the underlying question of who's superior and who's inferior.
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