Perception of sororities nationally

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Face it, if there was such a thing as "best sorority nationally" there would be a sorority with NO closed chapters. That sorority doesn't exist.

At the risk of being flamed, I'll go out on a limb and say that I do think that there is one sorority that stands out to me as being the best nationally. I'm not talking about the quality of the sisterhood enjoyed by its members, but rather a combination of statistical success along with a consistently positive reputation. It's just my opinion, of course, but I know it is one shared by people pretty high up in my org. I'm just talking about the organization as a whole, not the individual members or chapters. Like every org it has some weak chapters and individual members, of course. That doesn't mean I would rather be a member of that org - just that I respect it as the best overall nationally.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

At the risk of being flamed, I'll go out on a limb and say that I do think that there is one sorority that stands out to me as being the best nationally. I'm not talking about the quality of the sisterhood enjoyed by its members, but rather a combination of statistical success along with a consistently positive reputation. It's just my opinion, of course, but I know it is one shared by people pretty high up in my org. I'm just talking about the organization as a whole, not the individual members or chapters. Like every org it has some weak chapters and individual members, of course. That doesn't mean I would rather be a member of that org - just that I respect it as the best overall nationally.

I would tend to agree with you. There are a couple NPCs that I do admire for certain reasons (expansionary success, national programming). Not that I'd rather be in those sororities, but I do take notice of what they're doing and give credit where it's due. Not in an "oooh XYZ is top tier" way, but more in a (for example) "wow kudos to XYZ on their latest expansion, that's a tough campus" kind of way.

[SWTXBelle]

I would just say that of course we all may have subjective opinions of individual sororities - we run into problems when some try to take objective data, or even purely subjective, and try to make some overall statement about status with it.

Some NPCs are stronger in some areas than others; some are larger, some are better off financially, some are more active philanthropically, some are better at expansion, some have impressive programming, but ALL have a great deal to offer pnms. We need the differences among us to be able to reach the largest possible variety of members. Viva la difference!

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Some NPCs are stronger in some areas than others; some are larger, some are better off financially, some are more active philanthropically, some are better at expansion, some have impressive programming, but ALL have a great deal to offer pnms. We need the differences among us to be able to reach the largest possible variety of members. Viva la difference!

Very well stated. Thank you.

[TigerPiPhi]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

At the risk of being flamed, I'll go out on a limb and say that I do think that there is one sorority that stands out to me as being the best nationally. I'm not talking about the quality of the sisterhood enjoyed by its members, but rather a combination of statistical success along with a consistently positive reputation. It's just my opinion, of course, but I know it is one shared by people pretty high up in my org. I'm just talking about the organization as a whole, not the individual members or chapters. Like every org it has some weak chapters and individual members, of course. That doesn't mean I would rather be a member of that org - just that I respect it as the best overall nationally.

Actually this is a better way to explain "national strength" and a way I've heard Nationals describe the concept when speaking panhellenically. More of how well the national "business" is run, so to speak. Much more quantitative than the "top-tier" concept, which is very subjective.