Do many people join Greek organizations that aren't Nationals?

[PhiAlpha05]

Wow, I see a lot of hate for locals here (intentional or otherwise). Maybe the OP's is not the best example, but many locals, mine included, are absolutely anti-hazing. We established our chapter in order to provide an alternative to what many saw as an unnecessarily drawn-out, ineffective rush process. At our institution, several nationals have been disciplined or even expelled for hazing (I could rattle off a number of them just within the past 10 years), so the assertion that NPC orgs haze less is, at least in our case, completely untrue. Yes, it would be cool to run into a fellow sorority member from another chapter that you hadn't met previously, but I also love the fact that I am at least acquainted with almost all of my org's sisters and not feeling swallowed up in a 200-person chapter (of which my school has some!)