I don't know that you can discuss when it's time to expand without a discussion of the numbers, but the number of women who don't end up with a bid after bid matching may not be the most important number.
When my campus went through expansion, it was a good thing for all the groups on a number of levels. First, there had been steady interest in membership, and no one particular group was struggling. Our chapter had so many members that we couldn't have formal meetings in our house because it just was not big enough! Second, supporting the new chapter meant PH had to address some issues related to recruitment, which they did, and everybody benefitted. Third, the new chapter created some excitement on campus and gave a system that could have stagnated some energy. So it was all good!
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