this is actually something i have been thinking about....what makes one group more prominent in an area? i am sure that alum support helps, but i think that some groups may be better suited for different areas. do you feel that your group's philosophy helps to keep a stronger foothold in an area? any other reasons why one group prospers in one area and not in another?
for phi mu, we have 84 chapters in the south...and 14 in the northeast. pa has 6, me has 2, ct has 1, and oh has 5. ma, ri, vt, nh, nj, de and ny have zero!!! i know in the past few years, we have lost 4 chapters that i can remember. i wonder how much of the difference has to do with being a southern sorority. i remember meeting chapter consultants who were in shock about our rush processes. rush is very different in the north! i think they had a hard time giving us info that would work in our particular circumstances. i love phi mu, but i am totally bummed that there are no chapters in my state!!!
do you think that your group is good at adapting to the needs and "culture" of each area of the country?
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