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ANUARY, 1930 55

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By T H E N . P . C . C O M M I T T E E ON

S INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
OME time ago a college paper published the statement that a cer-
tain fraternity was the best in the country, and likewise it men-
tioned the best sorority. The statement was challenged in many
inds, not because members of other Greek letter organizations not
ted first coveted the distinction, but because fair-minded people know
at it is impossible to study any fraternity over the entire country and
ve it first or second or any definite place without qualification for all
me.

The undergraduates questioned too and many asked if National
anhellenic Congress had ever made an official rating of its member fra-
rnities. The ready answer is that N.P.C. has never attempted such an
ndertaking, and we believe this organization is not interested in com-
ling a Dunn or Bradstreet for Greeks that will catalogue its members
nder a classification whereby the college world will know where we
and in the scale.

N.P.C. delegates and fraternity officers and workers who study and
now the college fraternity are convinced that while fraternities are
unded on the same general principles each has adopted individual poli-
es which have made comparisons unfair and impossible. An example

this is found in the fraternity that has chartered only a small number
chapters over a long period of years in contrast to the younger or-
nization with a large chapter roll. Both have attained internal
rength and are contributing much to the lives of their members by
idely varying policies. There are so many intangible and unweigh-
le factors which contribute to the strength and effectiveness of every
aternity that any official or authoritative rating tending to group fra-
rnities into classes is impossible. This conviction has no doubt silenced
e unfounded classification of "Big Three" widened to "Big Five"
nd eventually "Big Eight" and whatnot which was glibly made some
me ago.

I t cannot be denied that every loyal fraternity member believes
s fraternity is best, best for him, and that is as it should be. Neither

we deny that some chapters have fortunately maintained an even