What makes a strong fraternity?

[33girl]

oh, and I also want to throw out that I think the things that can vary the most by campus are the sports and housing issues. I think we had intramurals, but I have no idea who the stronger teams were - I don't recall ever seeing a guys' rush poster that said "we were intramural champs last year."

Same with housing. If you're at a campus where a group of athletes (i.e. the wrestlers) or a group of GDIs can obtain a house that is just as nice as any of the fraternity houses, housing isn't going to matter that much.

And this hasn't come up, but the "Greek Cups" and such don't always tell the story - unless the students voted on who receives it. You can have all the admin support in the world, all the alumni support in the world and do everything right on paper, but if you don't have that "certain something" it doesn't matter - you won't pull in great members and be truly strong.