Who is your most frequent competitor?

[honeychile]

I started doing this again last night, to catch my possible inaccuracies, and then realized why we have some different numbers: colonizations/closings. XYZ may have closed 5 chapters but are colonizing at 10 other colleges. So, if irishpipes' list doesn't reflect these changes, most of us will get different answers.

I think it's fair to say that, if the numbers are within 5, all's well. Irishpipes didn't put long hours into that list for any reason but the current Recruitment year, and we're just using it for the database which is otherwise unavailable to us. Massive kudos to irishpipes, and let's realize that there will be the small differences.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I started doing this again last night, to catch my possible inaccuracies, and then realized why we have some different numbers: colonizations/closings. XYZ may have closed 5 chapters but are colonizing at 10 other colleges. So, if irishpipes' list doesn't reflect these changes, most of us will get different answers.

I think it's fair to say that, if the numbers are within 5, all's well. Irishpipes didn't put long hours into that list for any reason but the current Recruitment year, and we're just using it for the database which is otherwise unavailable to us. Massive kudos to irishpipes, and let's realize that there will be the small differences.

But if we are ALL using Irishpipes' list, then shouldn't our numbers still be the same? I mean we all are looking at the same list.

Like I looked at all the universities (in U.S. and Canada) that had active Alpha Phi chapters. Shouldn't my list correspond w/ everyone else if they were looking at universities w/ active chapters of their universities?

IDK (...my bff Jill? lol) how everyone is getting different numbers! lol

[Leslie Anne]

I'm finding this thread really interesting and hoping that members of the rest of the NPCs will post their numbers.

Meanwhile, I started to get curious about how many NPCs are the only one on their campus. Of course, they may be competing with locals, but I was surprised to find that there are actually 81 places where this is the case.


The winner for facing it alone on campus is:

Phi Sigma Sigma with 13 chapters.

The rest place as follows:

Theta Phi Alpha - 10
Delta Phi Epsilon - 9
Alpha Sigma Tau - 6
Delta Zeta - 6
Sigma Sigma Sigma - 6
Alpha Epsilon Phi - 5
Alpha Gamma Delta - 3
Alpha Sigma Alpha - 3
Alpha Xi Delta - 3
Alpha Delta Pi - 2
Alpha Omicron Pi - 2
Phi Mu - 2
Alpha Chi Omega - 1
Alpha Phi - 1
Delta Delta Delta - 1
Gamma Phi Beta - 1
Kappa Alpha Theta - 1
Kappa Delta - 1
Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1
Pi Beta Phi - 1
Sigma Kappa - 1
Zeta Tau Alpha - 1
Chi Omega - 0
Delta Gamma - 0
Sigma Delta Tau - 0


Why, yes, I do know how to waste time creatively!

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

Meanwhile, I started to get curious about how many NPCs are the only one on their campus. Of course, they may be competing with locals, but I was surprised to find that there are actually 81 places where this is the case.


The winner for facing it alone on campus is:

Phi Sigma Sigma with 13 chapters.

The rest place as follows:

Theta Phi Alpha - 11
Delta Phi Epsilon - 9
Alpha Sigma Tau - 6
Delta Zeta - 6
Sigma Sigma Sigma - 6
Alpha Epsilon Phi - 5
Alpha Gamma Delta - 3
Alpha Sigma Alpha - 3
Alpha Xi Delta - 3
Alpha Delta Pi - 2
Alpha Omicron Pi - 2
Phi Mu - 2
Alpha Chi Omega - 1
Alpha Phi - 1
Delta Delta Delta - 1
Gamma Phi Beta - 1
Kappa Alpha Theta - 1
Kappa Delta - 1
Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1
Pi Beta Phi - 1
Sigma Kappa - 1
Zeta Tau Alpha - 1
Chi Omega - 0
Delta Gamma - 0
Sigma Delta Tau - 0

Very interesting, Leslie Anne!

For once, this is a list I'm glad we're at the bottom!

[pinkyphimu]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

Why, yes, I do know how to waste time creatively!

Oh, it is not wasting time...it is compiling important data for the greek world. That is pretty interesting! I had no idea that my own group was the only org. on 2 campus!

[honeychile]

One of the things that this exercise did for me was to realize which sororities were biggest in the West, NorthEast, and South - or even state by state. I would do one state and think, "wow, we're on every campus!" then move to the next state, and notice that every chapter we had in that state was now closed. Talk about eye openers!

[dukedg]

Originally Posted by epchick

But if we are ALL using Irishpipes' list, then shouldn't our numbers still be the same? I mean we all are looking at the same list.

Like I looked at all the universities (in U.S. and Canada) that had active Alpha Phi chapters. Shouldn't my list correspond w/ everyone else if they were looking at universities w/ active chapters of their universities?

IDK (...my bff Jill? lol) how everyone is getting different numbers! lol

I looked at my Alpha Phi list to compare with yours and I realized I had counted a lot of ones that weren't actually Alpha Phi chapters, for example Zeta Tau Alpha's Phi chapter (which is at my own alma mater!).

Also, I originally counted all asterisked chapters in Irishpipes' list until I went back and researched which were open and which were closed. So, anyway epchick, your count for DG and Alpha Phi was right and now my list reflects that too.

[carolina blue]

So in the spirit of procrastination, I decided to compile this list for Phi Mu. I used Irishpipes' list also (which, btw, is so impressive!), so it might not be 100% correct, but it's pretty close.

Zeta Tau Alpha: 49
Kappa Delta: 46
Chi Omega: 46
Delta Zeta: 44
Alpha Delta Pi: 39
Alpha Chi Omega: 37
Alpha Omicron Pi: 36
Alpha Gamma Delta: 33
Delta Delta Delta: 33
Delta Gamma: 32
Alpha Xi Delta: 26
Kappa Alpha Theta: 26
Pi Beta Phi: 25
Kappa Kappa Gamma: 24
Sigma Kappa: 23
Alpha Phi: 21
Gamma Phi Beta: 20
Sigma Sigma Sigma: 20
Alpha Sigma Alpha: 14
Phi Sigma Sigma: 12
Sigma Delta Tau: 10
Delta Phi Epsilon: 9
Alpha Sigma Tau: 7
Alpha Epsilon Phi: 6
Theta Phi Alpha: 4

[AOII Angel]

Here is AOII's list...don't be surprised if I'm a bit off since I was becoming cross-eyed by the end!

Chi Omega: 71
Kappa Delta: 40
Alpha Phi: 39
Delta Zeta: 39
Pi Beta Phi: 39
Delta Delta Delta: 37
Phi Mu: 36
Alpha Chi Omega: 35
Delta Gamma: 34
Kappa Kappa Gamma: 30
Gamma Phi Beta: 29
Zeta Tau Alpha: 29
Alpha Delta Pi: 29
Alpha Gamma Delta: 28
Kappa Alpha Theta: 28
Sigma Kappa: 28
Alpha Xi Delta: 23
Sigma Sigma Sigma: 15
Alpha Sigma Alpha: 14
Phi Sigma Sigma: 13
Sigma Delta Tau: 11
Alpha Epsilon Phi: 10
Alpha Sigma Tau: 6
Delta Phi Epsilon: 5
Theta Phi Alpha: 2

I was surprised to see that we were on so many campuses with Chi O!

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Very interesting, Leslie Anne!

For once, this is a list I'm glad we're at the bottom!

Why would you be glad to be at the bottom of that list? Being the only NPC chapter at a school doesn't seem like a negative.

Leslie Anne, I wonder if you'd be willing to list which schools have only one chapter. Pretty please?

[Leslie Anne]

Okay, SoCalGirl. I'll see if I can read my chickenscratch.

By State:

ALASKA
University of Alaska at Fairbanks - Sigma Sigma Sigma

CALIFORNIA
Cal State, Dominguez Hills - Phi Sigma Sigma
Humboldt State - Delta Phi Epsilon
Occidental College - Kappa Alpha Theta
University of San Francisco - Delta Zeta
Woodbury University - Phi Sigma Sigma

COLORADO
Colorado State, Pueblo - Alpha Sigma Alpha
Johnson & Wales University - Alpha Sigma Tau

CONNECTICUT
Central Connecticut State - Phi Sigma Sigma
Southern Connecticut State - Delta Phi Epsilon
Trinity College - Kappa Kappa Gamma
University of Bridgeport - Alpha Epsilon Phi
Western Connecticut State - Alpha Delta Pi

DELAWARE
Goldey-Beacom College - Theta Phi Alpha

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Gallaudet University - Delta Zeta

FLORIDA
Johnson & Wales University - Alpha Sigma Tau
Lynn University - Sigma Sigma Sigma
Ringling School of Art & Design - Sigma Sigma Sigma

GEORGIA
Augusta State University - Zeta Tau Alpha

HAWAI'I
University of Hawai'i at Manoa - Alpha Gamma Delta

ILLINOIS
Eureka College - Delta Zeta
Illinois Institute of Technology - Alpha Sigma Alpha
Roosevelt University - Alpha Gamma Delta

INDIANA
Indiana University, Kokomo - Phi Sigma Sigma
Indiana University, South Bend - Phi Sigma Sigma
Indiana University, Purdue U. - Phi Mu
Purdue University, Calumet - Theta Phi Alpha
Tri-State University - Phi Sigma Sigma

IOWA
Iowa Wesleyan College - Alpha Xi Delta
Loras College - Alpha Sigma Alpha
Morningside College - Alpha Omicron Pi

KENTUCKY
Bellarmine University - Phi Mu
Thomas More College - Theta Phi Alpha

MARYLAND
Villa Julie College - Phi Sigma Sigma

MASSACHUSETTS
Brandeis University - Delta Phi Epsilon
Emerson University - Alpha Epsilon Phi
Suffolk University - Theta Phi Alpha

MICHIGAN
Lawrence Technological University - Delta Phi Epsilon

MINNESOTA
Gustavus Adolphus College - Sigma Sigma Sigma
University of Minnesota, Duluth - Phi Sigma Sigma

MISSOURI
Lindenwood University - Delta Zeta

MONTANA
Montana State University, Billings - Alpha Chi Omega

NEBRASKA
Wayne State College - Theta Phi Alpha

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Plymouth State University - Delta Zeta

NEW JERSEY
Rutgers University, Newark - Phi Sigma Sigma

NEW YORK
Buffalo State College - Alpha Epsilon Phi
Canisius College - Phi Sigma Sigma
CUNY-City College - Alpha Epsilon Phi
Hartwick College - Alpha Omicron Pi
Iona University - Phi Sigma Sigma
New York Institute of Technology - Theta Phi Alpha
New York University, Heights - Alpha Epsilon Phi
Saint Francis College - Delta Phi Epsilon
SUNY-Potsdam - Alpha Sigma Tau

NORTH CAROLINA
Chowan College - Alpha Sigma Tau
Greensboro College - Alpha Xi Delta
Mars Hill College - Delta Zeta
Methodist College - Alpha Xi Delta
North Carolina Wesleyan College - Alpha Sigma Tau

OHIO
Cleveland State University - Theta Phi Alpha
College of Steubenville - Theta Phi Alpha
Shawnee State University - Theta Phi Alpha

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science - Delta Phi Epsilon
Saint Francis College - Theta Phi Alpha
Ursinus College - Sigma Sigma Sigma

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology - Alpha Delta Pi

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Wesleyan College - Sigma Kappa
University of the South - Kappa Delta

TEXAS
University of Saint Thomas - Delta Phi Epsilon

UTAH
Southern Utah University - Alpha Phi

VIRGINIA
Averette University - Phi Sigma Sigma

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Institute of Technology - Alpha Sigma Tau

WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin, Parkside - Sigma Sigma Sigma
University of Wisconsin, Platteville - Gamma Phi Beta
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point - Delta Phi Epsilon
University of Wisconsin, Superior - Phi Sigma Sigma

CANADA

NOVA SCOTIA
Dalhousie University - Alpha Gamma Delta

ONTARIO
University of Guelph - Pi Beta Phi
University of Ottawa - Delta Delta Delta

QUEBEC
Concordia University - Delta Phi Epsilon

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

Why would you be glad to be at the bottom of that list? Being the only NPC chapter at a school doesn't seem like a negative.

Leslie Anne, I wonder if you'd be willing to list which schools have only one chapter. Pretty please?

I can think of quite a few reasons.

[irishpipes]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I was searching for something else and this thread came up on Google. This thread was active when I was on an extended hiatus from GC. I admit it is a fun read for me. I had to smile about DukeDG's data-love confession, because obviously I am cut from the same cloth.

Originally Posted by honeychile

Irishpipes didn't put long hours into that list for any reason but the current Recruitment year, and we're just using it for the database which is otherwise unavailable to us. Massive kudos to irishpipes, and let's realize that there will be the small differences.

To address this, I think I know why you posted this, and I appreciate it, but truthfully I didn't create my list for recruitment purposes. I made it because I enjoy data gathering and extrapolation as well as history. I wanted a massive, all-inclusive NPC database, and one did not exist so I tried to create one myself. I had been building it for quite some time before I ever posted it on GC. Prior to that I didn't realize anyone else would be interested. As it became obvious that others suffered from my same curiosity, I decided to share my research. I did so with reservations since I knew it was both incomplete and inaccurate in places. But, by posting it a lot of those holes have been filled.

The list is always evolving. This year I decided the next logical step was to add NPCs that no longer exist. (That's why you see groups listed that may not be familiar to you.) Last year I added chapter designations and dates of operation.

Some NPCs prefer to keep their information closer to their vests, and that makes some holes tougher to fill. I respect their wishes, and only post what is already public.

I'm glad you all have enjoyed playing with the data as much as I have. I apologize that it isn't 100% complete, but then again, I would be sad if it were since I wouldn't have my pet project anymore. If there's any other interesting analysis you all would like to see, let me know. I have the data outside of GC where it is easier to manipulate. (But I don't send out that spreadsheet. Not being selfish, but I combine Access and Excel which is difficult to share.)

Thanks for creating this thread. I had actually given up on my list last year (as for GC) after recurrent unconstructive criticism, so it means a lot to know that some people enjoy it.