Student papers on two very different campuses have recently run stories about NPC sororities increasing total. We've also seen news about total being lowered on some campuses (U. of Utah, for instance). It's my understanding that the NPC nationally is encouraging (requiring?) college Panhellenics to review total annually, or at least much more often than used to be the case.
I thought GC might welcome news and discussion of changes to total at U.S. and Canadian schools.
First, at Kansas State U., total has been raised from 115 to 140. Five of the 11 NPC chapters (Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, and Sigma Kappa) will be able to accept more members; apparently the other six are at or over the new total. See:
http://kstatecollegian.com/article.php?a=8686
Kansas State is a midwestern Big 12 public school with a well-regarded Greek system.
Second, total is reportedly being recalculated at the U. of Pennsylvania (Penn). An article reports on one sorority (Alpha Phi) that expects to be able to add new members when the new total figure is established. According to the article (see below), seven of the eight NPC sororities at Penn are at or above the current total:
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vn.../43e1c00b154b0
Penn is a private Ivy League school.
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