Can a competitive recruitment ever be noncompetitive?

[Kansas City]

I've had a similar thought ...
Using RFM, would it be possible for all sorority chapters to eventually gain the same membership numbers and therefore similar popularity that might in turn lead to a less competitive recruitment atmosphere?
I have no evidence to back up the theory but it just seems like a reasonable outcome in my opinion.

[carnation]

If y'all are talking about the times that the nation was more anti-Greek (i.e., the 70s), this absolutely did not affect any SEC or SWC school I know of. It may have been more competitive because so many more schools had 'bed rushes'.

[APhiAnna]

Originally Posted by Kansas City

I've had a similar thought ...
Using RFM, would it be possible for all sorority chapters to eventually gain the same membership numbers and therefore similar popularity that might in turn lead to a less competitive recruitment atmosphere?
I have no evidence to back up the theory but it just seems like a reasonable outcome in my opinion.

Doubtful, because at the most competitive schools (and not just the SEC schools, or just the Southern schools for that matter) it's not just the numbers that determine the "strong" chapters, but the pedigree of the members as well, however that is judged (family name, looks, grades, whatever). Plus, I think it is human nature to want to organize things in a hierarchy...if numbers are all the same, people will find a different way to establish "top" chapters.

But, on the other hand, I think the evening of numbers amongst chapters will lead to easier recruitments, social activities and philanthropic activities for struggling chapters. I don't think it will eliminate tiers or stereotypes, but it will probably mean that a negative stereotype has less implications on how a chapter is run and the type of experience it offers than it did before.