Less popular sororities

[Just interested]

I couldn't agree with you more. I think that was what UGAalum94 meant. Unless you sit at the very top on a campus, every chapter has to be careful that they have it all together beginning with alumnae advisors who get it and understand the campus environment. A positive Panhellenic doesn't hurt either unfortunately sometimes you have to work with what you've got.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

And, conversely, chapters which are doing well can take more risks. I remember one pnm who was a double legacy to us and the top chapter at our campus. She was nicknamed "Ape" - she really did have the unibrow working, and was overweight and very unpleasant. We cut her (I think that's what she was trying to have us do by being so rude) and were shocked when she ended up a pledge to the top chapter. But hey - they could afford to have a pledge or two who was, shall we say, aesthetically challenged.

One of my pet peeves is the kind of trash talk that fellow Greeks engage in - whether fraternity or sorority - when a chapter is struggling. I know it's tough when you are 18 - 22 years old to rise above it, but the fact of the matter is a strong Greek system benefits EVERYONE - and the failure of a chapter affects the entire system. Sigh. That's my personal windmill that I tilt at occasionally.

Originally Posted by Just interested

I couldn't agree with you more. I think that was what UGAalum94 meant. Unless you sit at the very top on a campus, every chapter has to be careful that they have it all together beginning with alumnae advisors who get it and understand the campus environment. A positive Panhellenic doesn't hurt either unfortunately sometimes you have to work with what you've got.

Yep. But I think, especially with fraternities, they enjoy influencing the sorority hierarchy because in turn they can have more status, and when your 18-22, relative group status is kind of a big deal.

We can't forget what we're dealing with.

(I think status remains a really big deal for some people, but I think as you age, you just worry about who you are and don't enjoy your group being a bigger deal than another group.)

[SWTXBelle]

I think with the new release method we are seeing more campuses where the chapters are equal in number. Of course they will all have varying degrees of popularity with fraternities, perceived status, etc. But the more houses you have, the more opportunities you offer for a pnm to fit in, and the higher percentage of GLO members you can have on your campus. That's what I meant by a strong system - not that all groups are perceived as "top tier", but that all groups can obtain a size large enough to continue to operate.