My sorority is the only local organization on campus. I was in the most recent pledge class to go through and I have to admit that I was turned off to a local at first because a. I researched all the groups before hand and couldn't find a lot of information on mine. and b. Gamma Chi traditionally keeps itself smaller. Being naive I associated quantity with quality.
A lot of girls went to the national because they just wanted the letters. There are girls that want to get by doing nothing and girls who don't even recognize their sisters. Meanwhile I was shown how crucial sisters are to a local sorority. We're involved in NPC, do a ton of events around campus, and even though it's small it's packed with strong personalities and leaders from around campus.
So, I wouldn't even look at it as an issue of competing with nationals because real quality girls won't be in it just to get "the name."
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