Which sororities have the most members?

[KSUViolet06]

This question is a tough one to answer because there are no current stats as to who has the most members. Alot of the estimates that sororities give on their national sites are changing constantly. Also, people join and graduate from sororities all the time, so it's impossible to keep track of.

I believe Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Delta Gamma, Alpha Delta Pi, Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta, Pi Beta Phi, and Delta Delta Delta are all contenders for the highest number of initiated members.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I believe Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Delta Gamma, Alpha Delta Pi, Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta, Pi Beta Phi, and Delta Delta Delta are all contenders for the highest number of initiated members.

I also wanted to chime in that there is no way of knowing who has the most living members at any one point. Deaths are not necessarily reported back to the IHQ. Also, what do you consider a "sorority"? Besides the NPC groups, and the NPHC groups, it could be argued that the Girl Guides/Girl Scouts movement is a "sorority", and also Beta Sigma Phi is a non-collegiate sorority and they have tonnes of members too.

[GDIfly]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

it could be argued that the Girl Guides/Girl Scouts movement is a "sorority"

If Girl Scouts are a sorority, I'm going to have to change my screen name. I don't think anyone could succesfully carry the argument that Girl Scouting is a sorority... sorority means a lot more than a club of women.

I also wanted to chime in that there is no way of knowing who has the most living members at any one point. Deaths are not necessarily reported back to the IHQ.

Does "most initiated members" not include deceased members? I would think that the number of initiated members means total individuals who have gone through the initation ceremony and been official members of the sorority at one point in time, no matter their affiliation (collegiate/alumni/honorary) or involvement after the ceremony. I can't see how that number would be difficult for the IHQ of any group to come up with.