recruitment numbers and reputations

[33girl]

1. If non hazing is the way to go then why was the group down to 16 members in the first place?

Did you bother reading the post before yours? Most of the groups have a hazing problem so students assume that ALL groups have a hazing problem, and don't go Greek at all. This isn't a big campus - it's easier than you think to get down to 16 members.

2.. Did you ever consider the problem is oversaturation instead of hazing? Here are all these nationals trying to run the locals out of town and the number of glows doubles. As a result the number of members per drops in half. [/QUOTE]

The nationals are not "trying to run the locals out of town." A lot of schools expanded during the late 80's - early 90's and now that Greek life is less popular there may be more groups than the CURRENT population can support. But obviously no one (or almost no one) - national or local - wants to give up their group or merge. A local can stay at 6 members for 10 years if they want, if the school doesn't care. Nationals are expected to keep their numbers high (which I think has very little to do with sisterhood, but that is another thread).

damasa - you know I am in totally in favor of locals, but the prob at carnation's school is that many of the members drop out very soon after becoming active. They don't have any guidance, from older members or alumnae. They need someone to show them a constructive way of, hell, just keeping members, since the admin seems unwilling to do anything about it. They don't want to take responsibility so national groups would help that angle. Yes, maybe nationals will come in and everyone will still haze the crap out of each other and drop out, but you'll never know till you try. And right now they have nothing left to lose, basically.