All locals going national at once

[BadCat25]

scbelle - Almost none of the elite liberal arts colleges like Davidson have GLO's. They believe because of their small size it is unwise to divide their students into the haves (greeks) and the have nots (GDI's) and further divide the greek students by the status of the chapter to which they belong. These colleges have no problem attracting the very top students. As far as Davidson fraternities go, no system that has self-selection can be called a strong one.

[PhoenixAzul]

Personally, if my alma mater, Otterbein, was to go from all-local to all-national, I think we'd lose a huge part of what makes Otterbein, well, Otterbein. The history of the Greek system is irreparably linked to the history of the school, and vice versa, and I think that imposing nationals would remove a lot of what makes our system work. Our fees and dues are much more affordable, and while OC has become increasingly affluent, there are still a fair number of students from families and backgrounds that couldn't otherwise access the benefits of Greek life.

Now, we do have several NPC city-wide chapters represented on campus, and a chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi (one of two unhoused fraternities). There used to be a chapter of Alpha Tau Omega, but that closed in the 90's due to alcohol/party violations (OC is a dry campus). The Alpha Sig chapter was formed "by popular request" of a group of guys, and its taken them a bit to establish themselves, but they've really been flourishing in recent years. These chapters have some hurdles to face, mainly with reconciling national policy to campus policy/culture.