However poorly it was phrased, the SAM guy does sort of have a point -- it really shouldn't matter if the org is the biggest nationally. TPA is (I think) the smallest national sorority, but if their chapter is amazing and you feel it, join it! Likewise, if one of the older/more established/bigger groups isn't right for you, it shouldn't matter that they're the largest/oldest/what-have-you. Maybe it's a tie-breaker if you really can't decide between groups (you might think of it in terms of networking after graduation, which COULD make a difference), but overall, who cares? (Other than bragging rights).
So while it's an interesting concept to talk about who's the biggest (and for boys I have trouble seeing this as anything other than a euphemism for masculinity), but ultimately, SAM is right. Although he's still kind of a douche for saying it that way, and he needs to learn how to spell.
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