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I've worked with chapters with "smaller" numbers relative to campus total, and know it really can be tough at times. It takes every member of a smaller chapter to ensure that the business of the sorority is accomplished. The same thing goes for grades, if you've got 35 members and two blow their GPA it can hurt. If you have 85, those two might not have as serious of an effect on that overall chapter GPA. Same for chapter budgeting, as you can do a lot more with more members!
Yes, you definitely have the opportunity to get to know everyone. It's a lot easier to get everyone together on the spur of the moment for an intramurals event, or girls night out, or whatever with a smaller group. It's also harder to have enough available women to actively participate in greek system events, intramurals, campus activities and so on with a smaller membership.
You say that some people are feeling "low" because you're a smaller chapter. That's okay, and don't be afraid of setting goals to increase your membership if that's what the chapter wants to do! Just think, you'll have even more sisters to get to know and to share AOII with the closer you get to total.
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