"Worst of times" for Greek life

[33girl]

Originally Posted by oldu

While the NPC numbers show membership up slightly during the past few years, the problem is that the enrollment figures at those same institutions have risen substantially. As an example, today Big Ten schools have an average of 14.5 NPC groups. In the late 1960s that number was 19.5 That is a 25% decrease in chapters while enrollments were nearly doubling! Even in the SEC schools, probably Greekdom's most popular area, the average number of NPC groups on each campus dropped from 13 to 11.8 -- at a time when the student population nearly tripled. It cannot be healthy when a continually smaller percentage of students determine that fraternity or sorority membership is of value to them. By the way, the fraternity figures are far worse than the sororities'.

You would have to look at the actual number of women in the sororities to determine whether it hasn't kept up with student enrollment. Most NPCs would rather have 10 chapters of 100 than 20 chapters of 50. It's getting more and more expensive to run a chapter, and smaller, unprofitable chapters are closed much more quickly than in years past.

Also, many multicultural groups have sprung up in recent years, so membership of ALL Greeks needs to be looked at, not just NPC groups.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Also, many multicultural groups have sprung up in recent years, so membership of ALL Greeks needs to be looked at, not just NPC groups.

We're still not mainstream enough to be included in "Greek Life."